Its Open Season on Jews

[whYME]

והיה המחנה הנשאר לפליטה: על כרחו כי אלחם עמו. התקין עצמו לשלשה דברים לדורון, לתפלה ולמלחמה. לדורון להלן (פסוק כב) ותעבור המנחה על פניו. לתפלה (פסוק י) אלהי אבי אברהם. למלחמה והיה המחנה הנשאר לפליטה
Rashi, Bereishis 32:9

[EliJelly]

Let's take a step back and examine what Golus is, so maybe it will become obvious to you (and others).

Golus is a status of concealment. Yidden are called בני בכורי ישראל and were given many special gifts by Hashem. In a proper setting, Hashem's chosen people, firstborn nation, should be free of all problems, burdens and hindrances and occupied solely with learning Torah and keeping mitzvos. However, since we are in Golus, that is not the case (at least not in a revealed manner). Self-defense measures are appropriate, but putting too much emphasis on it is only burying ourselves deeper in a golus mindset, rather than focusing on a Geulah mindset of emphasizing good, and focusing on our true mission in this world. Putting trust into self-defense and weapons seems to be distancing us even more from where our trust should be.

Couldn't be said any better!

@ExGingi, You're a beacon of light here on DDF!

[Yehuda57]

https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/movie_cdo/aid/1809252/jewish/Pre-Passover-Farbrengen.htm

40:20 for the self defense quote.

[chevron]

Read a book called "the wandering Jew has arrived"

[ExGingi]

https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/movie_cdo/aid/1809252/jewish/Pre-Passover-Farbrengen.htm

40:20 for the self defense quote.

@CountValentine this has English subtitles.

[CountValentine]

@CountValentine this has English subtitles.

Already listened to it (part at 40:20).

[ExGingi]

Already listened to it (part at 40:20).

So how's your Yiddish coming along?

Watching foreign language videos with subtitles is a famous language learning hack.

To fully appreciate, you should listen from the beginning of that sicha, which is after President Reagan proclaimed Education Day USA.

[ExGingi]

@chevron I'm sorry I couldn't find an English translation for you, you should take the extra effort to decipher the following famous piece from the Yerushalmi Chagiga.

רבי יודן נשייא שלח לרבי חייה ולר' אסי ולר' אמי למיעבור בקירייתא דארעא דישראל למתקנה לון ספרין ומתניינין עלין לחד אתר ולא אשכחון לא ספר ולא מתניין אמרין לון אייתון לן נטורי קרתא אייתון לון סנטורי קרתא אמרון לון אילין אינון נטורי קרתא לית אילין אלא חרובי קרתא אמרין לין ומאן אינון נטורי קרתא אמר לון ספרייא ומתנייניא הדא היא דכתיב (תהילים קכז) אם ה' לא יבנה בית וגו'

[CountValentine]

To fully appreciate, you should listen from the beginning of that sicha, which is after President Reagan proclaimed Education Day USA.

There you go again! 
I voted for him.

[ExGingi]

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-victim-grim-prognosis-chanukah-machete-attack-20200101-j3qsjdmf2jeptn45wfr4mqrwb4-story.html?outputType=amp

Warning: graphic photo.

[gozalim]

There's gonna be a Bernie Goetz (look him up), and they will know that the possibility exists

[ExGingi]

Who are you quoting?

https://www.insideedition.com/did-the-1984-new-york-city-subway-shooter-act-out-of-fear-or-racial-motivation-57376

[gozalim]

Who are you quoting?

someone on whatsapp

https://www.insideedition.com/did-the-1984-new-york-city-subway-shooter-act-out-of-fear-or-racial-motivation-57376

when someone does finally take matters into their own hands, racism accusation will be brought up.
point is, when people feel abandoned by the law, this happens

[ExGingi]

Who are you quoting?

https://www.insideedition.com/did-the-1984-new-york-city-subway-shooter-act-out-of-fear-or-racial-motivation-57376

I found it interesting that this was just recently published.

I also was surprised that there was no mention of Barry Slotnick there. He also worked with "Lifsh" in preparing him for his grand jury appearance (I helped as an interpreter at the time, since "Lifsh" didn't know any English).

[CountValentine]

point is, when people feel abandoned by the law...

You talking about blacks?

[ExGingi]

You talking about blacks?

The problem is that EVERYONE feels abandoned by the law. But some (many?) tend to think that other groups are to blame (or that they get better treatment, or are unfairly let off the hook). Then some get violent towards individuals that belong to the group they feel gets said better treatment (did anyone say class envy?).

[skyguy918]

https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/featured/1815372/op-ed-curtis-sliwa-can-take-his-guardian-angels-and-leave-crown-heights-he-is-part-of-the-problem.html

Walked right by him at the main entrance to Barclays Center today.

[Luvisrael]

But they fought

because it was a fight against religion. Actually the main issue was the hellinists.

[good sam]

Walked right by him at the main entrance to Barclays Center today.

I saw him too!

[TimT]

I saw him too!

What was he doing there, helping all the local & federal agencies ? We could’ve used him locally today.