Venue: Cong. Shomrei Torah (Fairlawn, NJ) Cong. Shomrei Torah (Fairlawn, NJ)

Halacha:

Shabbat 

Machshava:

Anti-Semitism 

Parsha:

Vayishlach 

Description

This shiur discusses the Halachos related to bringing a weapon into shul. Additionally, the shiur discusses the Halachos of carrying a weapon on Shabbos in light of Hilchos Muktzeh and Hilchos Hotza'ah. The shiur is given in the context of Parshas Vayishlach, where Yaakov may have armed his family in preparation for the encounter with Eisav. Similarly, Shimon and Levi defended their position to bear arms after their attack on Shechem. The shiur discusses the potential differences between the Jewish community in Israel and the Jewish community in America.