America’s 250th Falls on Shabbat. That’s Fitting

This week America turns 250, and the day falls on Shabbat. The greatest experiment in human liberty marks its founding anniversary this year on the day the Jewish people have kept holy for millennia. The connection goes far deeper than a coincidence of the calendar.

Two and a half centuries ago, a group of British colonists in North America did something no people had dared before. They declared that legitimate government flows not from a throne but from the consent of the governed, that all are created equal and endowed by their Creator with rights that no king may revoke. They staked their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor on the outcome of their rebellion. And from 13 colonies rose a Republic that would become the best hope of free people everywhere.

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Matt Brooks

Matt Brooks is the CEO of the Republican Jewish Coalition.

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This week America turns 250, and the day falls on Shabbat. The greatest experiment in human liberty marks its founding anniversary this year on the day the Jewish people have kept holy for millennia. The connection goes far deeper than a coincidence of the calendar.

Two and a half centuries ago, a group of British colonists in North America did something no people had dared before. They declared that legitimate government flows not from a throne but from the consent of the governed, that all are created equal and endowed by their Creator with rights that no king may revoke. They staked their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor on the outcome of their rebellion. And from 13 colonies rose a Republic that would become the best hope of free people everywhere.