Benjamin Feldman’s wife of many years doesn’t like guns. During compulsory weapons training for the Israel Defense Forces 27 years ago, the future Mrs. Feldman made it clear that there would be no guns in her home.
But on a Tuesday night in June, her husband found himself at a shooting range with the Cleveland chapter of Lox and Loaded. The national firearms and self-defense training group is dedicated to giving Jewish people skills they may need in the face of rising anti-Semitism around the world.
Feldman never expected to spend two hours a week honing his shooting skills. For more than 20 years, through courtship, marriage, moving to the United States, and rearing children, one thing had remained true: The Feldman home was a gun-free zone….