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B.C.E. 1st century — RabꞋi Hi•leilꞋ, when asked by a gentile to be converted while the RabꞋi stood on one foot, replied: "That which you eschew, don’t inflict on your fellow! That's the entirety of Tōr•âhꞋ. What remains is pei•rush•âhꞋ. Now, go-weave your lifetime-learning-practice.”

Your inalienable right to self-defense is implied in Shᵊm•ōtꞋ 21.13,
using whatever force or weapon is "reasonably
needed" (i.e. not excessive), any time you are assaulted.
à Assault & Battery
à 1. Abuse of Position (i.e. Bullying)
Sexual harassment, in developed countries, is a form of assault and, where unwelcome touching is involved, battery.
The mi•shᵊpât•imꞋ begin with our responsibilities toward law-abiding citizens and working family providers of Am Yi•sᵊr•â•eilꞋ who, due to misfortune,
have become dependent
upon our care.
Accordingly, our responsibilities begin with ensuring that law-abiding citizens and working family providers of Am Yi•sᵊr•â•eilꞋ who, due to misfortune, have become overwhelmingly indebted
among us are afforded tza•diq•ūtꞋ. This means making every reasonable effort to enable them, and their family members, to become upstanding and self-sufficient members of our community, affording them independence and achieving dignity as responsible, law-abiding, working, productive and contributing members of our community, able to take care of themselves and their families.
One of the first essentials in combating bullying or abuse of position is knowing right from wrong and behaving accordingly. To know right from wrong means understanding your legal rights under Tōr•âhꞋ in order [1] not to exceed your rights, infringing on the rights of (i.e. assaulting) others; and [2] knowing when you have the right to exercise reasonable self-defense, to stand firm against those who ignore your rights and disrespect you.

Optional parental preparation:
Become dependent (through indebtedness and indenture rather than wartime enslavement) – Neither people nor family units are any longer owned property in any Jewish community. Ergo, basing laws on this as precedent or guiding principle is ex falso quodlibet. äÈòåÉìÈí äÄùÑÀúÌÇðÌÈä (mundus mutatus
). See the mᵊlâkh•âhꞋ glossary entry, particularly its further elucidation via the included "more" icon/link ![]()
Overwhelmingly mired in debt. Certain aspects of indenture, i.e. indentured servitude (popularly slavery), persist. Beyond obligations undertaken in military service, athletes – of all skin-colors – are bought and sold using the euphemisms of "contracts", "trades" and "employees" rather than "indentured servants" or "indentured slaves". Corporate employees often incur contractual obligations – indentures – beyond 8-to-5 presence and work. Ergo, while slave-ownership, being no longer existent in Jewish communities, would be ex falso quodlibet — äÈòåÉìÈí äÄùÑÀúÌÇðÌÈä (mundus mutatus
), there exist parallels today that require tza•diq•ūtꞋ.![]()
What are some examples of abuse of authority/position?
What is "bullying"?
Questions you might anticipate that your child might raise and be prepared to discuss:
What does "amalgamated" mean? (Ans: to compile into an integrated unified whole).
What does "Nonpareil" mean? (Ans: Having no equal; peerless)
What does "Quintessence" mean? (Ans: The pure, highly concentrated essence of something)
What does "eschew" mean? (Ans: the least preferred; preferring every other viable alternative choice, "disferred")
What does "inflict" mean? (Ans: to impose something injurious or harmful)
What is weaving?
What does "inalienable" mean? (Ans: not disconnectible, inseparable, cannot be forfeited or surrendered; cannot be alienated from)
What is "self-defense"? What's the difference between self-defense and assault? What constitutes assault?
What does "imply" mean? (Ans: impose a logically certain and unavoidable consequence)
What does the use of "force" mean? What is a "weapon"? What is a "cold weapon"? (Ans: knife, stone, club, etc.) What is a "hot weapon"? (Ans: firearm, explosive, incendiary, etc.).
What is a citizen? What is a gentile/foreigner/nâ•khᵊr•iyꞋ? What is a stranger/zâr? What is a goy? What is an resident-alien/geir?
What is a "family provider", "income earner"? What is a dependant?
What is a "misfortune"?
What is "indebted"?
What is "dignity"?
What does "upstanding" mean? What does "self-sufficient" mean?
What does "disrespect" mean?
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