A New Year, Hostages Returned. Are the Jews Safe?

We just celebrated three major Jewish holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), and Sukkot (or Tabernacles)—each a unique holiday.

We thank God for the return of our brothers and sisters who had been held hostage by the barbarians Hamas, a U.S.-designated terror group. I am amazed at how we, as Jews, danced and sang when the hostages were released, and we all shared in their families’ happiness. We don’t go around shooting people as a way of celebrating; we dance, we sing, we cry, we pray.

Yes, we pray. We pray for peace. We pray that the Western world will come to its senses and realize that it is being deceived from within. Qatar has been funneling billions and billions of dollars into our universities, and, needless to say, because of the funding, our universities love their money and will hire so-called teachers—I mean indoctrinators—to fill our children’s minds with hatred.

What happened to being proud to be an American and, yes, proud to be a Jew? Why do our children have to fear wearing anything that defines them as a Jew? Why have over 75% of Jews felt threatened? Why have there been thousands of attacks on Jews?

I am sure now that the war in Gaza is over, no one needs to demonstrate against Jews and Israel. Oh, wait, there are still daily demonstrations against Jews and Israel. I guess it is not just Israel anymore; it is easy to be anti-Jew.

We can handle this in so many ways. We can sit back and let this continue to happen, or we can practice “Never Again” and heed the words of the great Leader Zeev Jabotinsky: “If you don’t take your security into your own hands, someone else—or circumstances—will decide it for you.”

I prefer being ready and speaking out. It is our duty, in whatever capacity we can, to speak out and help our fellow Jew.

Now that it is a New Year and the war seems to be over, we think we can breathe, knowing our hostages are home. But if you ask a hostage how they feel, you will hear that as happy as they are, they will have to live in fear for many years. And no, not because they were dancing, but because they are Jews.

We must, each and every one of us, take it upon ourselves to teach our family to defend themselves and, despite all our busy schedules, put in some time to help our fellow brother and sister in any way we can. One ripple will have an effect forever. May God grant us the strength and wisdom to do what Zeev Jabotinsky says.