Before the Jews entered the land of Israel, their God laid down the commandments that would mark them as his own. There was one warning that could fairly be said to sum up all the rest, an urgent word from Moses as he approached the threshold of death. The people would carry it with them as they went on without him across the Jordan: Z’kor. Al tish’kach. “Remember. Do not forget.”
Never forget the 40 years of thirst and confusion when you stumbled toward Jerusalem, the long desert days of bitterness when you doubted God. After you cross that river and you eat the good things there, as the promised land starts to pour forth vines and music and children, remember how your fathers were slaves and who rescued them from Egypt. Remember. Do not forget.
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