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By Brock Friedman. December 15, 2025
Greetings my friends, both Jews and non Jews alike. Hanukah is almost here. We celebrate the miracles but we must also teach our children that this was about Jews refusing to bow down even on penalty of death. They took up arms and fought against vastly superior numbers, and they won.
Unfortunately, we ended up being expelled from the land of our heritage. In the two millennia of wandering that ensued, Jews were almost always forbidden the right to armed self-defense. Jews were frequently considered second and third-class citizens who could not strike back at a non-Jew even when not resisting probably meant death. Against widespread state mandated oppression, the only choice was to flee and try to start again somewhere else, and even that was sometimes forbidden.
But not in America. Here we have the 2nd Amendment, literally the right to keep and bear arms. It is an awesomely powerful check on the governments ability to oppress its citizens, but it only functions when we exercise it.
You and I know that there are many quislings today who dream of tyranny and that most of these are also Jew haters. They have worked long and hard to cast the those who are pro-gun as strange, violent, an aberration…sometimes even as cancer. Sadly their machinations have had an outsized success on Jews, for reasons others at JPFO have described in great detail. Those reasons are not the subject of this essay, nor are the tyrant wanna-be's pushing them.
Instead, I want to bring your attention to the Gundie Awards and my friend Yehuda Remer. The Gundies:
"Were created with one mission: to celebrate and elevate the voices of the firearms and Second Amendment (2A) community. In a world where the values of the shooting sports and outdoor community are often misunderstood or misrepresented, the Gundies Awards provide a platform to honor creators, advocates, and brands who make a positive impact within this space."
Nominations are made and the public can vote in various categories. In addition to voting for someone you like, it's an opportunity to showcase all kinds of talent and product makers you might want to look into, and it's a lot of fun.
This year, Yehuda Remer was nominated in the category of Top Voices of the 2A. If you don't know him, you should, and you should consider going over to The Gundies and giving him your support.
Mr. Remer is in my estimation a remarkable man. His life is very deeply centered in faith, family and the preservation of the 2nd Amendment. He has authored several children's books on the subject of the 2nd Amendment including Safety On which he describes by saying:
This book is meant not as an in-depth breakdown of guns or living with guns, but as an introduction to the world of firearms for children. Its goal is to plant the seeds of safe gun ownership into the minds of young patriots who will one day be responsible gun owners like the parents who teach them. It is up to the moms and dads of this country who exercise their 2nd Amendment rights to instill a deep respect for firearms. This book serves as the tool to open a dialogue between you and your child about keeping their "Safety On."
In my estimation, this would be enough. But he does so much more. He understands that the survival of our people is written in the difficult lessons learned from our history. He is known online as THE PEW PEW JEW and by the phrase "People with AR's don't get in cattle cars." To this end his advocacy is boundless. He takes Jews to the range, one person at a time, men and women, and shows them that they are fully capable of armed self-defense. He writes. He speaks. Last year Laura Ingraham invited him to her show, the Ingraham Angle on Fox News for an interview. And this year he was invited to speak at GOAL's, the yearly conference for Gun Owners of America. That is truly a great honor.
I have a little story concerning that honor. You see, I have not yet gotten to meet Mr. Remer in person, although we correspond frequently online. When my wife heard he would be speaking at GOAL's down in Knoxville, she said there was zero doubt-I must go there and help support him. Mind you I'm near Chicago so for ones wife to insist you drive 10 hours to support those who support Jewish gun rights…you bet I was excited (a huge thank you to my wonderful wife). I made the trip there, only to find out due to flight cancelations, Mr. Remer could not make it. He is deeply observant and could not find an alternate flight because it would mean traveling on the Sabbath. This remarkable opportunity for him…but his faith comes first.
And yet even via text I could tell how deeply sorry he was that we could not meet in person, as if he had done something wrong! His faith, his cause, his humility…in any circumstance these would be more than enough.
And yet…what followed was to me most remarkable. Over the course of the next two days at GOALS, I ran into person after person that saw my Yarmulke and unbidden, came up to me and said "Do you know Yehuda Remer?"
"He is my friend."
"He inspired me."
"He's a good man."
"He is a kind man who helps people."
Doing mitzvah, particularly as regards to Pikuah Nefesh, preservation of life. Acts of kindness. Humility. We know the word for that and I do not believe it is cliché.
He is a Mensch.
I therefore ask that you consider taking a few minutes to go to The Gundie Awards and vote for him for Top Voices for the 2A. It's a great way to show appreciation for his remarkable work as a Jewish 2A advocate.
Happy Hanukah to all of you.
