Moses Weeps: American Jews Under Attack

I really didn't want to write this, but seeing a million posts on X has made me do it.

There's endless outrage: about the proliferation of incredibly offensive pro-Pal riots ... about the ignorant music groups who think their fantasy country, "Palestine," is so righteous ... about Jews being dissed in public spaces.

What I don't see?

Any survival plans for the inevitable next attack. Which might be in Israel, but will more likely be right here in the US of A. Do you have a survival plan? Do you have a firearm? Ammo? Do you know how to use them?

Because when some keffiyeh riot turns into a full-on attack on Jews (and anyone else in the vicinity), your righteous indignation is NOT going to save your life, or the lives of your children, spouse, or friends.

I get it: you don't want to think about that possibility. The thing is, you no longer have the luxury not to.

Replay everything you know about Oct. 7th in your head. Almost no one had a weapon. And I want to say, having a weapon doesn't always guarantee your survival,  but NOT having one pretty much gurantees your death or being taken hostage---which might be a worse fate, knowing what we know now.

And it's not just about getting a gun and learning how to use it. You need to get in a survival mindset. One might think, "What other mindset could Jews possibly have?"

But having joined a shul 16 months ago, I can tell you that almost no Jews I've met there own a weapon, or think about owning one either. Which is just fucking stunning to me in the aftermath of the horrors of October 2023.

I am not sure what it could possibly take to turn that around, to be really honest. If the photos, films, and writings of the Holocaust and Oct. 7th don't put you in a survival mindset, I don't know what will.

And I am saddened to think how many more Jewish lives will be lost, because American Jews do not want to think about the very real possibility of an attack on our own soil.

Maybe I can reach one person with this post. I am guessing not. But I have to try, because you are all my brothers and sisters in history and culture.

Please don't wait until it's too late. The stampede is coming. Put your ear to the ground and prepare accordingly.

Am Yisrael Chai.