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inflicted injuries; 14 children are lost
to gun violence every day in this
country. American children are more
than 12 times as likely to•die from
gun violence as are the children of any
other developed nation. If trends con-
tinue, 2003 will see gun violence over-
take automobile accidents as the lead-
ing cause of fatalities in the United
States.
The effort to call Jews to arms in
self-defense could have significant,
and troubling, effects on our society.
Arming ourselves to the teeth in a
quest to protect our community
would be questionably effective in
accomplishing its goals, but it would
undoubtedly lead to a greater balka-
nization within the United States.
We would alienate ourselves from
the larger society, and we would be
seen (correctly in this case) as arm-
ing ourselves in direct opposition to
those with whom we share this
country.
Just as most of us would be dis-
mayed to see the African-American
community or the gay and lesbian
community self-segregate and stock-
pile weapons, so would the rest of
America view Jews who did the same
with suspicion and fear. The inadver-
tent but inescapable effect would be
heightened incidents of prejudice,
vandalism and hate-fueled violence.
Our tradition calls for each of us to
participate in tikkun olam, repair of
the world. For us to insist that Ameri-
ca's culture of gun violence — and the
epidemic of killing that it has wrought
— is important to us only as it affects
our fellow Jews is to turn our backs on
the rest of America.
Admittedly, addressing society's
problems is an overwhelming and per-
haps unattainable goal, but our tradi-
tion demands no less. It is not up to
us to complete the cask, but neither
are we free to desist from it.
We face a critical time: a period of
unprecedented technology, of won-
drous prosperity, and yet of great fear.
We can choose to turn inward as a
community, to protect only ourselves
and our narrow interests, or we can
look beyond our community into our
nation and the world, seeking com-
mon solutions and working for the
general welfare.
The latter is the much harder path.
But I believe that it is the one that will
provide our children with a better
world, the one to which we as Jews are
committed, and the one to which we
should all rededicate ourselves. Let
that commitment be our resolution
for the new year.

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