Over the past few years, we have witnessed the world evolve from one that focuses on celebrating tolerance and diversity to one that focuses more and more on radically calling out and criticizing those who many times egregiously and sometimes even accidentally make a comment that could be seen as an insinuating insult to certain individuals or groups.

The radicalization of society has led to a “cancel culture” and extreme sensitivity for minorities … well, all but one. For Jews in the United States, and indeed around the world, it seems as if the only hatred that has continuously been “accepted” by all segments of society continues to be antisemitism.

This hatred, which has grown both in numbers of incidents and in even bigger numbers in societal and social media rhetoric since Hamas’ heinous Oct. 7 attack on Israel – and the ensuing protests in support of the savages who raped, maimed, murdered and took the elderly, women and children hostage – has sometimes become violent, and other times just focus on intimidation.

Most of all, these protests, whether via social media or physical events, have attacked the foundation of “freedom of religion” by intimidating Jews – who fear for their safety amid the rising antisemitic sentiments, insults and crimes – into concealing symbols of their faith.

For individuals, that could mean removing the sacred........

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