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James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired professional photographer
and amongst other things lived in a tent outdoors for 7 years.
Rosen currently resides on the tropical island of Kaua'i
with his best friend and spiritual adviser Ivanka-Obama, The Bipartisan Dog!
Above photo;James "Kimo" Rosen with Rabbi Moshe Klein during a recent visit to Chabad of Kauai  
Sunrise from Tuesday, April 30, 2019
(The photo made it to Hawaii News Now)
Photo courtesy,
James "Kimo" Rosen
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Publishers note;
Aloha Readers,
A mass shooting happens almost daily in America. Last year there were 340 of them.
Children are not safe at our schools,
we are no longer safe in our houses of worship, even shopping is a risk that we could be gunned down by a terrorist or some nut case.
If you can't find safety in your church, synagogue, or mosque where can you feel safe?
To find out how to remain safe, read the enclosed blog and feel free to express your comments.
God bless,
James "Kimo" Rosen
Publisher/Blogger-n-chief~dakinetalk blog
Blog #2039~Kimo's world #286
No longer feeling safe in my own house of worship
they are referred to welcome Jews of all denominations for any Sabbath service and a free meal called an Oneg after services to kibbitz (talk story) and to enjoy the Sabbath. Members become Mishpachah (Ohana). Chabad is also known as a home away from home for any Jew no matter what their affiliation.
department stores, I believe the new church, synagogue, and mosque will live in cyberspace and most people will go to services the same way they shop, via the internet.
Aloha Readers,
Children are not safe at our schools,
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| Rabbi Goldstein officiates at Lori Kaye's funeral only 2 days after the horrific shooting |
If you can't find safety in your church, synagogue, or mosque where can you feel safe?
To find out how to remain safe, read the enclosed blog and feel free to express your comments.
God bless,
James "Kimo" Rosen
Publisher/Blogger-n-chief~dakinetalk blog
Blog #2039~Kimo's world #286
No longer feeling safe in my own house of worship
Plus NY Post, 'Why I always bring my Glock to Shabbat'
The punishment for mass shooters needs to be extreme and immediate. They need to die by a firing squad. This will be a way to help curtail the number
of shootings versus putting the shooter on the front page of Time, Newsweek and every major news outlet. Without all the infamy, they will cease.
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| Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein said Lori Kaye threw herself between him and the shooter. |
I no longer feel safe in my own house of worship.
The recent synagogue shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue hits close to home.
I am a member of Chabad of Kaua'i. Chabad is small, it's like ohana (family). Any Chabad house as
Although I do not frequent services as much as I once did. The recent shootings not only
at Chabad but the Easter Sunday shootings at the Catholic church in Sri Lanka, and the recent mosque killings in New Zealand are a sign of the times that terrorists and crazies are out for us all.
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| Will religion now live in cyberspace as does most of our shopping? |
Shopping malls where children are thrown off balconies, mass shootings of our youth in our schools and running cars into crowds and killing people is now accepted as just another day in America. According to data from the Gun Violence Archive, a total of 340 mass shooting incidents occurred in the US in 2018. (That's nearly one mass shooting a day)
If the Lord can't protect us in our own houses of worship, I am happy to watch religious services streamed on the internet. The stress and anxiety form sitting through a 2-3 hour service is too much for me.
The punishment for mass shooters needs to be extreme and immediate.
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| Without glorifying the terrorists, shooters and nut cases and instilling stricter punishments for these heinous crimes, they will decrease dramatically... |
It's a different world these days and just like Amazon.com has shut down many
Many will say, that by doing this we are raising the white flag and telling the terrorists and nut cases they have won, or is this just part a New world order and inching closer to the end of times?
This blog also appeared this same day 05-06-19
as a guest column in the Garden Island news!
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and rabbi have no idea he brings a handgun to shul. Here, the real-estate developer, who requested anonymity so as not to become a target, tells The Post’s Doree Lewak why Jews need deadly weapons to defend themselves.
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Special from N.Y. Post
Why I always bring my Glock to Shabbat
Even before the synagogue shootings in Pittsburgh and Poway, Calif., a local Jewish Orthodox man had begun arming himself for Saturday services. The married father of three from Bergen County, NJ, has a concealed-carry permit, and his fellow congregants
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| Mourners paying tribute to the victims of the Poway shooting |
As an Orthodox Jew, every Shabbat morning it’s the same routine: wake up at 8 a.m., get dressed in my suit and tie, and head out the door with my wife and three children for our 10-minute walk to synagogue.
But not before I open my safe and strap on my Glock, which I’ve been carrying to shul for the past year.
When I was growing up, synagogue was always a fun, carefree place to go. It was social, it was sacred, but it was never scary.
Now, it’s impossible to ignore the clear and present danger facing Jews. Last week when I heard about the Poway synagogue shooting, my first thought was, “I can’t believe it’s happening again.”
Only I could believe it.
The Jewish people are targets of hate — as individuals walking down the street and as a community in our synagogues.
My grief with the Pittsburgh and Poway shootings deepened because the congregants were unarmed. If there had been armed security in place, it could have saved lives.
I’m one of the lucky few in my community who can legally carry a weapon. And shul is actually the only place where I carry it.
That said, no one but a few close friends even know I’m armed. Even my rabbi doesn’t know.
That’s because, when I broached the general subject of armed congregants with my shul, I was — no pun intended — shot down. People were afraid something could go wrong: There’s the fear of an attack, and then there’s the fear of a gun being present.
I’m leery of someone with no training or experience bringing a gun to shul. But I have plenty of training. And the more trained you are, the more you treat guns with respect. I’m not trying to be a tough guy or a cowboy.
My top priority is protecting my family plus the hundreds of congregants at my synagogue, many of whom are friends.
We’re living in a dangerous world — Jewish people can’t bury our heads in the sand. We need to be prepared, not just reactive.
I don’t want to be a Henny Penny — ‘the sky is falling!’ — and I’m generally an optimist. But my gut tells me things will get worse for the Jews. Every time there’s a terrorist attack, it encourages other nut jobs, like the Poway attacker whose role model is the New Zealand terrorist.
I want to be prepared in case anything does happen. I know every door, angle and route in my synagogue, should we need to escape. I always tell my wife and kids to sit facing the door so they can see everything going on at all times.
I pray there won’t be another Pittsburgh or Poway, but I expect there will be. It gives me comfort knowing that if something happens in my synagogue, I’m doing my part to protect my family and the congregation.
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12 comments:
Well said.
So sad, Kimo, that many different places of worship have been attacked, & I hope nothing like that happens at my Unitarian Church or anywhere that someone I know worships. I did know people in Pittsburgh where my cousins attend. I comfort myself by saying even though it seems prevalent in the media, the odds of it actually happening to me aren't that great. I hope the law of averages continues to works in our favor.
Jim, while i appreciate our friendship very dearly, and i know how close you feel to Chabad, i don't think it was wise or does our community a service by promoting a sense of fear in our newspaper. While we are acutely aware of these unfortunate circumstances and we're working to combat this natural sense of fear by stepping up preventive security measures etc., it is less than helpful to spread a message - with a headline! - of how unsafe you feel.
Is your goal to make the news? or to correct the problem?
Promoting a sense a fear hands the terrorists a victory. That's exactly what they want - people should be reluctant to show up, and step back active participation.
Your personal choice in how to respond, is your right. But spreading your sense of fear isn't helpful.
Blessings!
While fear may be present throughout the world, caving in by avoiding participation in life, is not the answer for me. The answer is strength, resolve and a renewed dedication to creating peace on earth. We need to protect, educate, and care for each other in the real - not virtual - world
kauaiboy May 6, 2019 6:41 am Reply
James: “The punishment for mass shooters needs to be extreme and immediate. They need to die by a firing squad.”
Kauaiboy: Immediate? Do not question them to determine their motives and provide them with due process under the law?
James: “Without all the infamy, they will cease.”
Kauaiboy: Do you believe that they are all simply motivated by being named in the papers?
James: Yes, I believe that, just as much as I believe the Lord our God, cannot protect us from these crazies.
Kauaiboy: Then why do you worship a God? Why does anyone worship a God? Worship is a lame crutch used by people who want to bow down to some invisible entity instead of confronting their humanity and the humanity (or lack thereof) by others. Worship has nothing to do with solving our problems. Mo bettah to spend your time doing community service and connecting with others who share humanity, although not your version of a God, with you.
james May 6, 2019 6:56 am Reply
The world is a dangerous place and always has been. If you enjoy your freedoms and rights here in the US, danger will always be present. You can’t have it both ways. Who decides if an alleged mass shooter or criminal is to be immediatly executed? You? The President? Someone else? Who determines this? If a mass shooting occurred in North Korea, for example, the perp would be immediately executed (or worse) with no trial, no due process, no lawyer, no defense; nothing. That’s how dictatorships work. If you don’t want that, you have to let the system or rights and freedoms we have here in the US run it’s course. I empathize and understand, but I’ve never seen a better justice system we have in the US anywhere else in the world, flaws and all. For the system to work, everyone, even the worst scumbags, has to have their day in court or we are no better than some two-bit dictatorship.
CommonSenseish May 6, 2019 7:52 am Reply
“If the Lord can’t protect us in our own houses of worship..”
Kimo… there is YOUR problem right there.
Lawaibob May 6, 2019 8:05 am Reply
Kimo needs attention again.
tunataxi May 6, 2019 9:59 am Reply
Thank your fearless leader for stirring the pot of fanaticism…
Susan Brooks Storm Thank you for speaking up with moral clarity and inner strength!
NO! Just No! This MUST stop! OW!. Not firearms in houses of worship. No fear of being a member of a religion which is under attack by terrorists! This is the USA where freedom to worship and believe in the religious teaching of your choice are the reason for the USA being a country!...
harryoyama May 6, 2019 6:54 pm Reply
Why should he be afraid to worship in his “house of god”, when he believes his “god” is all so powerful that he cannot provide safety for those fools who worship “him”?
Only goes to say the fallacy of such religious non-sense.
Really May 6, 2019 8:54 pm Reply
If I die worshipping it will be the best way to enter the gates of nirvana. But you James are never going to make it. I pity your faithless existence. Alhamdullilah
jake May 7, 2019 5:16 am Reply
Kimo, stop the drama-queening. You’re life isn’t in danger. The “children” thrown off balconies was ONE child thrown off a balcony, and the church shootings and bombings are distant, isolated incidents. You don’t feel safe in your house of worship because you simply don’t want to attend services any more, so you’re looking for lame excuse like “my life is in danger.” Believe me, it’s not, and if you think it is then religion isn’t going to help you out of that psychosis.
Craig Millett May 7, 2019 7:15 am Reply
No mention of your favorite president who constantly foments hate and division? I guess you have a lot to answer for Kimo!
Rouillie Wilkerson May 7, 2019 12:19 pm Reply
I feel for you, but don’t believe the hype.
The good people of this earth far out number
the crazies. Very much unlike the world view being
perpetuated by unethical press and the severely ill
among us. One answer, isn’t to hide behind
live streaming substitutes for fellowship, if this
isn’t what you truly want. Another answer, is to stand-by,
seek out and fortify these good folks. Lucky you
live Kauai!
Aloha.
Steven McMacken May 8, 2019 3:35 am Reply
No, no, no, Kimo, “die by firing squad”? You’ve got it all backward. What you need to do is get the shooters BEFORE they commit the crime, à la Tom Cruise in “Minority Report.” That way no innocents are slaughtered and only the guilty are punished. I’m a little surprised that a man of your intellect didn’t think of this before.
I saw a Vampire once May 9, 2019 6:59 am Reply
Threw the baby off the balcony? That’s easy. Starts at the thought life. Only they or he or she followed through on the thought. What now? Stop that thought from occuring. As the bible says so. Right? Sure. But that’s where it starts.
Commentary not worth op-ed
It was astonishing and dismaying to find Kimo Rosen’s vitriolic rant published as an op-ed piece in your (May 6) newspaper. The first paragraph alone was nauseating, and it didn’t improve much going forward.
Mr. Rosen, there is a word that neatly sums up your suggestions regarding new standards for governmental and judicial processes. The word is “fascism,” and it could help save you (and us) time when you next choose to express your ethical and spiritual … perspectives.
Other newspapers might publish Mr. Rosen’s dangerous tripe as a reader’s letter, but certainly not as an op-ed. But here on Kauai I guess we get to apply our own standards.
Incredible.
Doug Clark, Kalaheo
https://www.thegardenisland.com/2019/05/14/opinion/letters-for-tuesday-may-14-2019/
Let’s show respect for other’s viewpoints
I am a bit dismayed by Mr. Clark’s response to the recent guest editorial (not an op-ed) by Jim Rosen. Mr. Rosen was simply bemoaning the proliferation of hated and violence that has become so prevalent in our society. He points out the feelings, shared I believe by many, about the insecurity he feels when attending religious services.
Since worldwide, attacks on places of worship of many different religions have become so common place, such feelings are natural. He also was pointing out that the members of a synagogue, church, temple or mosque are close like family.
As for referring to his call for swift punishment in cases where there is no doubt of the guilt of the killer, I find this far from “fascism”. Fascism would call for punishment without the underlying due process of our laws. But, if the guilty have been given the full legal protections of our system, then swift justice would be correct.
Perhaps if the punishment were more severe and fitting to the horror of the crime committed, those that might consider committing such acts in the future would be deterred.
Mr Clark might want to do a little self-examination to determine why his reaction was in itself full of vitriol. Mr. Rosen, like Mr. Clark, is free to express their feelings and opinions, at least in America. That is the purpose of the First Amendment. Expressing one’s opinion may be cause for discussion, but those that resort to outright attacks as a substitute for civil conversation are the reason for much of the problems we see in society today.
No one person’s opinion is more or less important than another’s, and each is due the respect of having the freedom to think as they please.
As for attacking The Garden Island staff, I have found that they are balanced in what they print. Remember Mr. Clark, while they did publish Mr. Rosen’s opinion, they also published yours. That is what freedom of speech is all about.
Barry Dittler, Kapaa
https://www.thegardenisland.com/2019/05/28/opinion/letters-for-tuesday-may-28-2019/
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