Shield of Israel – Halachic Principles of Carrying a Personal Weapon for Self-Defense

Strict Warning! This compilation does not act as a permit or recommendation to carry a weapon not in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel: Carrying a weapon obligates the carrier with halachic and moral responsibility and requires strict enforcement of general principles of caution as well as observance of the law.

In Memory of David Zinger OBM

Table of Contents

• Forward

• Reliability, Proficiency, and Readiness

• Introduction

• Chapter One: Principles of Self-Defense and Lifesaving Using Lethal Force

• Chapter Two: Responsibility and Proficiency When Carrying a Weapon

• Chapter Three: Carrying of a Weapon as a Woman

• Chapter Four: Carrying a Weapon on Shabbat

• Chapter Five: Miscellaneous Halachot – Weapons in Synagogue, Kohanim, and Use of Ma’aser Funds