{"id":350821,"date":"2021-10-09T22:44:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T19:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nj-rabbi-designs-concealed-carry-coat-for-shabbat\/"},"modified":"2021-10-09T22:44:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T19:44:41","slug":"nj-rabbi-designs-concealed-carry-coat-for-shabbat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nj-rabbi-designs-concealed-carry-coat-for-shabbat\/","title":{"rendered":"#NJ rabbi designs concealed-carry coat for Shabbat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NJ rabbi designs concealed-carry coat for Shabbat<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>This rabbi is really proud of his new \u201cpiece\u201d of clothing. <\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Raziel Cohen of Morris County, NJ, has designed a $550 kapota \u2014 the long jacket donned by married Hasidic men on Shabbat and holidays \u2014 meant to comfortably conceal a gun.<\/p>\n<p>After he got married about two years ago and graduated to wearing a kapota, \u201cI realized right away it was a problem,\u201d said Cohen, 24, of the cumbersome garment, which is traditionally fashioned with buttons and a belt known as a gartel.<\/p>\n<p>The issue: He couldn\u2019t easily pull out the Glock 19 or Glock 17 he always wears during synagogue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you draw a gun, you have to do it safely, quickly and efficiently \u2014 ensuring that it\u2019s not a risk to the person drawing the gun or to those around him,\u201d said Cohen, an NRA-certified firearms instructor.<\/p>\n<p>So he designed a \u201cTactical Kapota\u201d with quick-access snaps hidden under a decoy version of the buttons traditionally required for the jacket.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Rabbi Raziel Cohen, 24, demonstrates his concealed carry of a Glock 19 under his Kapote\" class=\"wp-image-19754622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rabbi Raziel Cohen has modified the Kapote to have snaps to allow for easier draw of a handgun.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe buttons are definitely too time-consuming to undo,\u201d he said, adding that \u201cefficiency\u201d is essential. \u201cThe snaps are safer. With this design, you\u2019re able to expose the gun through those layers of material faster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miami-based manufacturer Shaul Snovsky produces and sells the \u201cluxury\u201d kapotas. \u201cPeople are calling me all the time for the product,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not trying to sell anybody fear. You don\u2019t want to be sheep going to the slaughter.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-medium-post is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_43.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322\" alt=\"Rabbi Raziel Cohen, 24, demonstrates his concealed carry of a Glock 19 under his Kapote, a traditional Jewish top coat.\" class=\"wp-image-19754635\" width=\"321\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_43.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=642 642w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_43.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=482 481w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_43.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=321 321w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_43.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=161 160w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_43.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\"\/><figcaption>A rise in anti-semitism and attacks on places of worship has inspired more Jews to carry weapons.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s a sentiment that\u2019s spread across the Jewish community after Boston rabbi was stabbed multiple times outside a Jewish day school in July and a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jewishjournal.com\/news\/339848\/denver-yeshiva-student-shot-and-killed\/\">teenage student was gunned down and killed<\/a> was gunned down and killed outside his yeshiva in Denver in August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe danger increased. I\u2019d like to be safe and be in control \u2014 I don\u2019t want to be a victim,\u201d said Aaron, a 20-something Hasidic New Yorker who asked The Post to withhold his last name for safety reasons. \u201cIt comes down to a matter of seconds. That\u2019s not enough time to call for help or rely on someone else.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis kapota allows me to not waste time,\u201d added the married father of young children, who said has a concealed carry permit.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen, who does chaplain work in prisons, is also known as the \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ndftraining\/?hl=en\">Tactical Rabbi<\/a>,\u201d as he is firearms instructor and founder of National Defensive Firearms Academy. He regularly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndftraining.com\/\">videos to educate people on protecting themselves and staying safe<\/a> and gun safety. Indeed, it\u2019s not uncommon to see him outfitted in tactical fatigues and a monogrammed bulletproof vest one day and his traditional black hat and religious attire the next.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Rabbi Raziel Cohen, 24, demonstrates his concealed carry of a Glock 19 under his Kapote, a traditional Jewish top coat. \" class=\"wp-image-19754647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rabbi Raziel Cohen designed a $550 kapota.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Rabbi Raziel Cohen has modified the Kapote\" class=\"wp-image-19754657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rabbi Raziel Cohen has modified the Kapote with snaps instead of buttons.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPeople who think anyone who carries a firearm is a vigilante, that we\u2019re looking for confrontation,\u201d said Cohen, noting that drawing an actual firearm should be the last resort after exhausting every other layer of protection. \u201cIt\u2019s not true. People are getting killed in synagogues and houses of worship \u2014 the places where we never want to be the most vulnerable, but are the most vulnerable. I don\u2019t want to have a firearm in synagogue, but that\u2019s a perfect world we don\u2019t live in. It\u2019s sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cohen, who holds a concealed carry permit in a handful of states, also holds a permit to own and purchase firearms and ammunition with a license in New Jersey. (There are firearms that are legally able to be stored in the synagogue, which the rabbi has access to.)<\/p>\n<p>Given the recent rash of Jewish hate crimes around the country, including a spike this past spring stemming from unrest in Israel, tensions are high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who said they weren\u2019t scared is lying,\u201d said Cohen. \u201cI\u2019m not scared only because I\u2019m prepared. We\u2019re not trying to take over the role of law enforcement. We\u2019re just trying to make sure that until we get there, we\u2019re able to protect ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Rabbi Raziel Cohen, 24, demonstrates his concealed carry of a Glock 19 under his Kapote\" class=\"wp-image-19754612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/211004_Yang_NYP_Features___Armed_Rabbi_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rabbi Raziel Cohen, 24, demonstrates his concealed carry under his Kapote.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Rabbi Raziel Cohen of Morris County, NJ, has designed a $550 kapota \u2014 the long jacket donned by married Hasidic men on Shabbat and holidays \u2014 meant to comfortably conceal a gun. 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