Thank you so much for posting this, sharing your heart and the thoughts of others who can articulate this devastating loss better than I can at the moment. I was surprised that the moment I learned he didn’t make it, I couldn’t keep back tears. I never knew Charlie personally but I think not only of what I know of his work and zeal for our country, but of the positive role model he was to my son and his generation…someone unafraid to speak up, and committed to peaceful, reasonable, logical debate and a Biblical worldview, all in a time when such persuasions were almost silenced in the public square. He was a lion among scavengers. And so are you. And so may we all become.
Welcome back and well written, Jason! Charlie Kirk was the antithesis of cancel culture and censorship! He embraced respectful debate with everyone. RIP CK and may his name be for a blessing!!
I really missed reading your words, and perhaps this post is your best yet.
You inspire me to be braver and the community you built makes me feel less alone. I think it is the same for all the rest of the community. These past two years have been hard for all of us, but your strength gives us hope. Keep holding the torch high, my friend🦁!
Recently I read something in Italian, something that makes me more positive during bad times, when the struggle is painful. It goes like this "The darker the night, the closer the dawn".
My son went to high school with Charlie and his sister - knew the family and visited in their home. We are devastated by this news. I only met Charlie once, long before he became a public figure, but I watched him develop a voice in our nation's future, and I felt proud of him. He was a good man. He did important work. Even though I didn't always agree with him, I always admired and appreciated the way he treated those with whom he disagreed - always defending his position without attacking the person or impugning their dignity.
You and your writing, sharing your ideas, starting this community makes a huge difference to me! I’m grateful to know we’re not alone. We must roar together!!
Charlie Kirk’s assassination was an attack on free speech and a symptom of increasing political violence. If some Jews, myself included, choose to recognise he was an icon and ally worthy of remembering, it has nothing to do with craving Christian validation as you put it. The fact you would even jump to that conclusion says a lot about your own depraved and self involved worldview.
Calling out the lies against him, and thus against Israel. √
Calling out Religious Jews [in Israel] potentially violating halakhic injunctions. X
“…own depraved and self involved worldview.”
You mean Torah? If I’ve gotten the halakha wrong, then by all means, explain to me how I am wrong?
My criticism was clearly not directed at Jews who are not Torah-observant, ie. Orthodox.
But, you know what? I did make one error. Thank you for indirectly calling my attention to it. I have added the following:
“Jews in the U. S. and elsewhere outside of Israel, you’re off the hook. You are clearly still in a state of exile, and have no choice but placate your non-Jewish neighbors, and show that you’re an American just like them.”
It sounds like you’re making a case that a tribute or recognition of the man is akin deifying him. Admiration and worship are two wholly different things. I am not orthodox, but your argument seems weak on its face.
Charlie Kirk was devoured by the very violence he spent a career feeding. I don’t cheer his death, but I recognize it as the harvest of the seeds he planted. He made his bed. And in the end, it wasn’t enemies who laid him down in it, it was his own ideology, sharpened and turned back on him.
Widespread violence occurs when people stop talking or are censored by the government from talking. By encouraging peaceful debate Charlie was helping propagate peace even if you disagreed with his ideas.
When you inhibit people’s ability to speak freely and openly the only outlet is violence. You’ll see it in the UK soon where free speech is most under attack unfortunately.
Thank you so much for posting this, sharing your heart and the thoughts of others who can articulate this devastating loss better than I can at the moment. I was surprised that the moment I learned he didn’t make it, I couldn’t keep back tears. I never knew Charlie personally but I think not only of what I know of his work and zeal for our country, but of the positive role model he was to my son and his generation…someone unafraid to speak up, and committed to peaceful, reasonable, logical debate and a Biblical worldview, all in a time when such persuasions were almost silenced in the public square. He was a lion among scavengers. And so are you. And so may we all become.
You are more of a force than you can imagine. Your words did create action and I am proof.
Welcome back and well written, Jason! Charlie Kirk was the antithesis of cancel culture and censorship! He embraced respectful debate with everyone. RIP CK and may his name be for a blessing!!
Thank you for your wonderful post Jason!
I really missed reading your words, and perhaps this post is your best yet.
You inspire me to be braver and the community you built makes me feel less alone. I think it is the same for all the rest of the community. These past two years have been hard for all of us, but your strength gives us hope. Keep holding the torch high, my friend🦁!
Recently I read something in Italian, something that makes me more positive during bad times, when the struggle is painful. It goes like this "The darker the night, the closer the dawn".
Glad to hear from you again.
My son went to high school with Charlie and his sister - knew the family and visited in their home. We are devastated by this news. I only met Charlie once, long before he became a public figure, but I watched him develop a voice in our nation's future, and I felt proud of him. He was a good man. He did important work. Even though I didn't always agree with him, I always admired and appreciated the way he treated those with whom he disagreed - always defending his position without attacking the person or impugning their dignity.
You and your writing, sharing your ideas, starting this community makes a huge difference to me! I’m grateful to know we’re not alone. We must roar together!!
Truly a great man. All love and support to his wife and children, and other family and friends. We lost a cool, thoughtful mind who made people think.
Thank you Jason... Get back to work! God bless, Mike
Nice tribute here: https://shorturl.at/eufH5
https://esseragaroth.substack.com/p/to-the-religious-jews-mourning-over
Bad take.
Charlie Kirk’s assassination was an attack on free speech and a symptom of increasing political violence. If some Jews, myself included, choose to recognise he was an icon and ally worthy of remembering, it has nothing to do with craving Christian validation as you put it. The fact you would even jump to that conclusion says a lot about your own depraved and self involved worldview.
Condemning the spilling of blood. √
Recognition of a non-Jewish ally. √
Calling out the lies against him, and thus against Israel. √
Calling out Religious Jews [in Israel] potentially violating halakhic injunctions. X
“…own depraved and self involved worldview.”
You mean Torah? If I’ve gotten the halakha wrong, then by all means, explain to me how I am wrong?
My criticism was clearly not directed at Jews who are not Torah-observant, ie. Orthodox.
But, you know what? I did make one error. Thank you for indirectly calling my attention to it. I have added the following:
“Jews in the U. S. and elsewhere outside of Israel, you’re off the hook. You are clearly still in a state of exile, and have no choice but placate your non-Jewish neighbors, and show that you’re an American just like them.”
It sounds like you’re making a case that a tribute or recognition of the man is akin deifying him. Admiration and worship are two wholly different things. I am not orthodox, but your argument seems weak on its face.
Well, here we are, different perspectives, so probably not going to see eye to eye on this.
I’ll just leave this here. https://palmtreeofdeborah.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-deadliest-threat-to-jews-worldwide.html Even if you only watch the first 20 seconds of the video… Or 6:17 - 8:07; 12:20 - 13:22
And this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpWtd1i2G30&t=21s
The goal is to silence Charlie Kirk. please flood social media with clips of his words. and ask everyone you know to do the same.
Charlie Kirk was devoured by the very violence he spent a career feeding. I don’t cheer his death, but I recognize it as the harvest of the seeds he planted. He made his bed. And in the end, it wasn’t enemies who laid him down in it, it was his own ideology, sharpened and turned back on him.
Bad take and a misunderstanding of free speech.
Widespread violence occurs when people stop talking or are censored by the government from talking. By encouraging peaceful debate Charlie was helping propagate peace even if you disagreed with his ideas.
When you inhibit people’s ability to speak freely and openly the only outlet is violence. You’ll see it in the UK soon where free speech is most under attack unfortunately.