Rabbi fights back to teach guns, self-defense to Jewish community as antisemitism grows

Rabbi fights back to teach guns, self-defense to Jewish community as antisemitism grows

'A lot of people complain; I want people to act,' says Los Angeles Rabbi Yossi Eilfort

Faced with spiking antisemitism and flaring tensions following Hamas’ attacks on Israel, Jews in Los Angeles are increasingly turning to gun ownership, self-defense classes and armed security for safety, according to a rabbi who has been training Jewish religious leaders for years. 

"Growing up Orthodox, people hating Jews has been a part of my life," Rabbi Yossi Eilfort, a former MMA fighter, told Fox News Digital in a recent phone interview. "A lot of people complain; I want people to act. And so I was trying to inspire people to take some level of action."

Eilfort is the founder of Magen Am USA, the only Jewish, nonprofit organization licensed on the West Coast to provide armed security services.

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