Some word of advice from a simple Isreali Jew who lives in South Florida.
Posting a story regarding the massacre is not enough, not even if you add “my thoughts and prayers” or “heartbroken” to it. Not even if you add a broken heart emoji.
Here is what I think we should do:
1. Carry a firearm while in synagogue or other public events that allow it, even if police is present. The first responder could be you since we never know where a shooter can take action, more firearms in the hands of our side can make the difference.
If you do carry already, talk about it with your fellow Jews and make them aware of the importance.
2. Go to a First Aid/Life Saving course, one who focus on traumatic (physical) injuries such as a stab or a gunshut. Not everyone feels comfortable carrying a weapon or simply live in a state that doesn’t allow it, but can make sure they know what to do when someone next to them starts bleeding. The difference between life and death could be the 2 minutes you prevented him/her from loosing more blood until an ambulance arrives. This could also help you save the life of your loved ones in other scenarios not related to an attack.
3. Demand armed security for your Jewish gatherings in schools, synagogues or other events , this seems obvious but my shull never had a security guard until yesterday.
4. Be nice to our cops, greet them and say thank you often and more importantly teach your children to respect them so that we can build or strengthen the relationship with our police. As professional as they can be they will always feel more connected to those who show appreciation of their work.
5. Keep your head up proud and strong ??
This usually keeps cowards away.
I hope you find this worth sharing
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