America’s Passover

Description

This video lecture by Meir Soleveichik examines how the story of the exodus from Egypt influenced the thinking of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. It considers their moral convictions of freedom and the idea of freedom as a journey and how these beliefs influenced the design for the Seal of the United States.

Runtime

1 hr 13 min 42 sec

Subjects

Geography

Database

Films on Demand

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