The recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has jolted the nation and the world. Whether you’re his supporter or not, the shocking scene witnessed by millions on television—of a 20-year-old with an unknown motive, just a few hundred feet away, shooting at the President’s head—has become an iconic image.
Many are wondering: was this divine intervention? A small turn of the head, a split second, and the outcome could have been very different. Tragically, one attendee lost his life, and two others were injured. The entire country is now gripped by these scenes.
Is this incident a blip on the screen — another tragic, violent act we see periodically, which in time will become a distant memory, or is this a watershed moment in history? Can and will this shooting change things? Not just for Mr. Trump and the presidential election, but for our society as a whole, and not just temporarily but permanently? Amidst today’s social unrest, polarization and unprecedented vitriol, can this fateful event lead to meaningful and decisive change?
Please join Rabbi Simon Jacobson in this critical discussion as he presents a case of how Trump’s shooting can and should serve as a global wake-up call, and become a defining moment that will shape and create a better future.
