As The World Burns

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Photo by Nicolas Häns on Unsplash

I once saw a man die. Even though it was on video, the image has never left my mind. It was a few years ago, during the wave of bulldozer rammings in Israel. The scene showed a bulldozer careening through a crowded city street, running over innocent people. At one point in the video, a plain-clothed civilian jumped onto the vehicle’s back wheel cover, threw open the driver’s door, and shot the terrorist dead. The image still rocks me to this day. It’s the reason I carry a gun.

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Rav Hayim Leiter

Israel based rabbi, mohel, and activist. Founder of Magen HaBrit, an organization committed to protecting Brit Milah and the children who undergo it.