18 Jun SPEAK YOUR VUES WITH THE VUES MASTER

TOO MUCH MILCHIGS
Dear Vues Master
Is it just me or am I the only one that doesn’t enjoy eating
so much milchigs on Shavuos? My wife insists on making 4
meals on Shavuos that are dairy. I try to explain to her that
there is no simcha without meat but she doesn’t go for it.
Vues Master’s Note: The Nine Days will be here before you
know it!

COUNTER PROTEST
Dear Vues Master
A few months ago there was a Israel real estate show in
Flatbush that was canceled the night before the event
because certain people were worried about anti-Israel rallies
in the neighborhood. This past Monday there was an Israel
real estate show at the Kingsway Jewish Center & they did
have people protesting. I am happy to say that there were
also plenty of counter protestors there & everything was fine.
The cops did their job & everything was ok. We can’t be
scared of them!
Vues Master’s Note: Am Yisrael Chai!

SUMMER
Dear Vues Master:
To those that go away for the summer, remember your
bungalow needs smoke detectors just like your apartment
needs them. Make sure there is a fence around the swimming
pool and do not allow kids to swim without supervision.
HT
Vues Master’s Note: Thanks for the warning!

H’S WARRIORS
Dear Vues Master:
A slight correction- explanation.
I previously mentioned that there was no outcry when we
bombed Hiroshima –Nagasaki- when actually there was some
adverse sentiment ; those war objectors erroneously believed
we could have won without the devastation wreaked upon
Japan. They did not understand the mind and will power of
the Japanese warrior- and so they were mistaken. But like the
situation today in Israel- where the “Conscientious objectors”
en masse- are yelling- “Cease Fire” etc Israel Must finish
the War by destroying the infrastructure of Hamas . This is
imperative if we are to have peace and security in the area.
There is no negotiating with a terrorist regime who has no
regard for human life. Not unlike with Japan- The forces
knew that Japan would not surrender under any circumstance.
For a Japanese soldier’s surrender was dishonorable even at
the cost of taking one’s life called SEPPUKU(Hara Kiri).

Japan was ready to fight until death -hoping to demoralize the
American Army and thus become victorious under Japan’s
terms. America initially had no intention of entering the
war- (as with Israel today) America was content to supply
the Allies with equipment. But then came Pearl Harbor and
America was forced to enter the War (as was Israel today)
;the goal for America had to be to destroy Japan and in turn
the Nazis. We were forced into the war with Pearl Harbor
and we ended our part in the victory of Normandy. We lost
thousands of Allied soldiers on D Day- but we enabled the
other hundred thousand soldiers to cross Europe and defeat
Hitler’s Germany. Fast forward to today. Today the world is
shouting: “Apartheid ““Occupiers”- but one must ask how
are we the occupiers if in normal times a Jew CANNOT
even enter Gaza. We are being accused of Genocide” by the
International Court (which itself is a farce) and by many in
the world . I recall Golda Meir saying ”When peace comes
we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing
our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having
forced us to kill their sons. Peace will come when the Arabs will
love their children more than they hate us.” No Jewish person
initiates killing- we are responding to a threat of annihilation;
we are protecting our Nation and Our Land from an enemy
who has no regard for human life- not even their own. While
these cowards put up children and women as human shields
to deflect the bullets from themselves- while they put their
children in harm by putting arsenals of weapons and human
terrorists in their schools- we protect our children and mourn
every Jewish person who dies in the War. Let us understand
– Hamas is not interested in a 2 State Israel- it is very clear
what they want is a ONE STATE PALESTINE devoid of any
Jews (Yudenriech). That which we NEVER allow. And so we
fight for our Freedom from this ruthless enemy. Yes the cost
of Freedom is high- but the sacrifice must be made to ensure
our Liberty. No child should go to sleep worrying that he may
once again hear a siren go off – and he must once again hide
– and he might fear that (Chas Veshalom) he be victim to the
scenario of October 7th There was a Ceasefire on October the
6th- but it was shattered unequivocally on October the 7th!
As general Eisenhower said “we will accept nothing less than
full victory” – Israel has existed for many millenniums- she
has been targeted for annihilation a thousand times- but has
always emerged victorious in each aspect of life. We were
here “before” and we will be here “afterwards”’ –we are
H’s warriors- and He is and always will be Our Leader and
Guardian” Beware World Do NOT Mess with Us!
Rachel Laufer Fischer
Vues Master’s Note: After this letter even I won’t mess with
you!!

RUTHFUL
Dear Vues Master:
One of the customs of Shavuos is to read
Megillas Rus on the second day outside of
Eretz Yisroel. At least most shules do. My
shul just starting setting aside time to read
Megillas Ruth this year. Before that, we were
known as the Ruthless mispallelim. Now that
we read it more carefully, I derived several
interesting side points from the text. After
Orpah left Rus, she went back to Moab and
changed her name a little, switching a few
letters. She started her own talk-show and
became very rich. When Ruth returned to
Naomi from her first encounter with Boaz,
she described what occurred. Naomi replied,
“Boaz will be Boaz. ‘’ In Perek Gimel, we learn
that the pizman we say Friday Night, Aishes
Chayil, refers to Rus. Boaz is called an Ish
Gibor Chayil. In Perek Beis. Later in Perek
Daled, Boaz first gets permission from the
Goiel or redeemer to marry Rus. He called him
“Peloiny Al Money”. He was just interested in
the financial aspect of the Yerusha but not the
marriage part. Some say he was a Malach as in
Hamalach Ha’Goiel. Others say his real name
was Toiv. Later on, he became Toiv Me’Oid of
Agent Emes fame. When the baby was born,
before his bris, they put on his birth certificate
“Babey Ruth”. Dovid and Shloima Hamelech
were descendants of Rus and built the Bais
Hamikdash. Because of this ancestry, some
people called it “the House that Rus Built”.
The Shabbos after Shavuos we read Parsha
Nosoi which includes the part of the Nazir
and the corresponding haftorah of the story of
Shimshon Ha’gibor. Shimshon’s father was
Monoach who was mentioned in Megillas Rus
in Perek 3. Some say he was related to Boaz
or as he was also known as the Shofet Itztevan.
What was the name of the Malach there? The
malach didn’t give his name; it says “Pali”.
That just means my friend, my pal. Some say
his name was Yoina since we say in zemiros:
“Yoina mutzu boi Monoach”. On Purim,
we say the Yiden were “kimu ma sha’kiblu
ke’far”. So there is a hemshech between Purim
and Shavuos.
DF
Vues Master’s Note: I think this letter should
have been written before I ate my cheese cake!

CREDIT
Dear Vues Master:
At a business conference, one of the attendees
heard that a storekeeper to whom he had
extended credit had lost his mind. “Is he paying
his debts?” the man asked. “Of course not,”
was the response. “He’s not that crazy.”
MV
Vues Master’s Note: I guess you gotta give
credit where credit is due!

WEAK
Dear Vues Master:
Today we have a problem of having too many
Weak Men in society today. When their wife

wants to get a lace top wig they just nod along
and sing to “Happy Wife, Happy Life.” Next
their wife starts wearing pants outside and again
the men get weak knees and allow it to happen,
especially in front of their children. In Me’Am
Lo’ez we learn that Korach’s wife encouraged
him to challenge Moshe Raibenu. She even
made fun of Moshe Raibenus teachings. Stop
thinking your wife is always right! These
weak men can learn from this lesson that the
word NO is one of the most powerful words in
the English dictionary for a reason!
-Captain Avious
Vues Master’s Note: I hope my wife does not
read this letter!

SUCCESS
Dear Vues Master:
A successful man is one who makes more
money than his wife can spend. A successful
woman is one who can find such a man.
WS
Vues Master’s Note: No such thing! You can
never please a wife!

RABBIS
Dear Vues Master:
We unfortunately live in a generation where
rabbis are often not respected. Although there
is an aspect to human nature that tends to shun
Authority, as a Jew this nature is completely
forbidden. People mistakenly think that because
they spend their time in Torah, this means that
they don’t have significant knowledge of what’s
going on, and that they aren’t “professionals”
so to speak. This couldn’t be further from the
truth. There is nothing in life that comes up that
isn’t fully discussed and covered in the Torah.
Every topic, every issue, every scenario was
covered by the creator of the world in giving
the manual of life to his people. And there is no
better people to guide us in those instructions
than the people who spent their entire lives
learning it. Therefore, when a rav gives you a
psak, it is indeed the message of hashem. You
may not like the answer you get, but it’s not
his job to please you. How many times do we
see the leaders of Our Generation cry out about
something that they feel is dangerous and
unfortunately people don’t respect what they
have to say. Even more so, the comments online
and even on many Jewish sites can be horrific
to say the least. Does anyone not see today
how right they were about the internet? About
smartphones? And about the content that every
person gets exposed to no matter what type of
kosher content they meant to be accessing?
Even kosher media still gets you addicted
to wasting your time. The amount of time
someone could spend following up on blogs
and stories on Instagram of someone popular
will still waste significant parts of their life,
and also block plenty of Holiness from coming
in. You see spirituality doesn’t just get ingested
easily after hours of shtuss. The heart gets
blocked and the soul gets numb when it spends
all its time exposed to all sorts of nonsense. So

it’s not just the internet and phones they were
warning us about, it was about spending our
entire life consumed by the inescapable prison
of gashmiyus. Be honest with yourself and see
how the quality of your learning and praying
went down because of that constant buzzing.
Of course it’s not the same. And even reading
an innocent news site will still expose you in
the comment section to plenty of people that
don’t share your hashkafos or ruchniyus level.
Reading their content will have an effect on you
too, and eventually you might agree with them
on something. At that point they become not so
bad, and you don’t know how low you fell until
years later where you see what your company
looks like. Our rabbanim are the holiest people
on earth because they didn’t fall into this trap,
and they warned us about it. They knew about
what would happen in school group chats and
news message boards. They knew about the
lashon hara, the immodest ads, the glorification
of gluttony and materialism, the bitul Torah
and tefila, and the treif hashkafos we would
be exposed to and our poor children. The next
time the rabbanim or even your school issues
a takana, or a new rule or regulation, you must
realize that they are years ahead of their time,
and they have the Torah knowledge which we
don’t necessarily have, and in the end you can
always see that they were 100% right. After
120, everyone will need those rabbanim on
their side, be careful with their honor!
KLMY
Vues Master’s Note: Let’s hope the Rabbonim
are on our side!!

MONEY
Dear Vues Master:
Many people spend eight hours earning money,
eight hours spending money, eight hours
spending more than they earn, and eight hours
wondering why they can’t sleep.
LK
Vues Master’s Note: Not enough hours in the
day!!

RABBI FEINER
Dear Vues Master:
I have been in awe of Rabbi Feiner for years.
I truly can’t fathom how he has such strength
and emunah. The chevrusa answer to the Ari
Hirsch interview was one of the most powerful
statements I have ever read. Thank you so
much for your interviews. My family loves the
Jewish Vues!
PT
Vues Master’s Note: We ran this fun question
before Shavuos last year & it went viral so we
decided to put it in again this year. Yes, both
Rabbi & Rebbetzin Feiner are very special
people.

SETTLERS
Dear Vues Master:
Illegal settlers! Occupied territories!
Colonialism! Police brutality! Those
accusations have been shouted with passion

from tents on college campuses across America
in recent weeks. But do those concerns apply
only in select circumstances? Because an
overseas conflict that should rouse the ire
of the nation’s protesters has so far failed to
attract their interest. The site of the conflict
that dare not speak its name is New Caledonia,
an island nation 900 miles east of Australia. In
recent months, the indigenous tribes there have
been waging a battle for independence against
the French colonialist authorities. For nearly
two hundred years, France has been illegally
occupying the island country, exploiting
its vast nickel reserves, and settling French
citizens there irrespective of the wishes of its
indigenous inhabitants, the Kanaks. Unlike
Israeli Jews, who have strong historical, legal,
and religious ties to the land where they live, the
French settlers in New Caledonia are just white
Europeans who have pushed their way into
somebody else’s country without permission.
In fact, the very name of the country is a sham.
The British explorer James Cook, sailing in
the vicinity in 1774, thought the mountains
resembled the terrain of the Caledonia region of
his native Scotland. Not surprisingly, the native
Kanaks would prefer a name more authentic
than the one a seafaring Scotsman chose for
them. The French seized New Caledonia in the
1850s because they needed a distant territory
to serve as a penal colony. Thousands of
French criminals finished their sentences and
then took up residence in the country. Once
again, the Kanaks had no say in the matter.
Major news outlets that have been devoting
disproportionate attention to Gaza have paid
scant attention to what’s been happening in
New Caledonia. Last week, the New York
Times belatedly reported that the French have
been pouring security forces into the country
to suppress the fight for independence. And the
French parliament is enabling recently-arrived
French citizens in New Caledonia to vote in
future referenda, which could tilt the results
against independence. The Times noted that a
widely-circulated video shows French police
officers “forcing a Kanak protester to his knees
so that one officer could kick the man’s head.”
This must all come as quite a surprise to readers
of the New York Times. Until last month, there
had been just one article in the Times about the
New Caledonian independence struggle in the
past ten years. The major human rights groups
that are so concerned about Gaza likewise
have not shown much interest in the human
rights of the Pacific island’s natives. Amnesty
International issued its first-ever press release
about New Caledonia last month. The last time
Human Rights Watch issued a news release
mentioning New Caledonia was thirteen years
ago—in a complaint about Israel arresting a
Palestinian Arab rock-thrower who claimed he
was in New Caledonia at the time of the attack.
What about America’s leading professional
associations? In recent months, numerous
groups of academics and other professionals
who have no ostensible connection to the

Middle East have been issuing denunciations
of Israel for defending itself against Hamas.
The National Women’s Studies Association,
the American Sociological Association, the
American Psychological Association and
the American Studies Association, among

others, have weighed in with bitter, one-
sided criticism of Israel. These groups are

vigorously opposed to “colonialism” and
“illegal settlers” when there’s a way to
accuse Israel. But when there are no Jews to
blame, they don’t seem too interested. What
about all the angry college students? Surely
those who have been marching for Gaza are
equally outraged about white Frenchmen
oppressing brown Pacific islanders. After all,
many of the placards at the Gaza rallies and
the manifestoes issued by their sponsors rail
about the evils of colonialism. Yet colonialism

in New Caledonia doesn’t trouble the Arab-
American and Muslim students who are

leading the campus protests. Despite their
lofty slogans about opposing all oppression,
the only targets of their hatred are Israel
and Jews. Nor are the Kanaks on the agenda
of the fellow-travelers who populate the
rallies and tent encampments. The students
who denounce Israel because it’s exciting
and popular to join the mob seem to have
no interest in what the French are doing.
Apparently, if Instagram influencers aren’t
talking about New Caledonia, it just doesn’t
count. The professors are silent, too. All
the faculty members whose letterheads
acknowledge that their universities sit on the
land of indigenous people (yet never offer to
actually vacate that land) have turned a blind
eye to the plight of the indigenous tribes of
New Caledonia. The same seems to be true of
the Jewish anti-Zionist students who are the
frequent subjects of media attention. Setting
up tents outside French consulates wouldn’t
facilitate their acceptance into the social
and political circles to which they aspire.
Hating Israel, and only Israel, is the price of
admission. So pity the poor Kanaks. Their
country overrun by foreigners, their natural
resources plundered, the very name of their
country imposed by a Scottish explorer of
long ago—they are the very epitome of
People of Color battling White Colonialists.
But they can’t get anybody interested in their
plight—because there’s no way to blame Jews
for their suffering. If only Israel would invade
New Caledonia, the Kanaks might yet have a
chance.
Rafael Medoff
Vues Master’s Note: As usual you are right on
point!

ENTEBBE
Dear Vues Master:
It may seem perplexing that anybody would
criticize Israel’s rescue of four hostages from
Gaza. But in 1976, there was criticism of
Israel’s rescue of hostages from Entebbe, too.
While Israelis celebrated the June 8 rescue of

hostages held by Arab terrorists and civilians
in Gaza, United Nations special rapporteur
Francesca Albanese accused the Israeli
commandos of “perfidiously hiding in an
aid truck” in order to enter the neighborhood
where the hostages were imprisoned.
MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin asserted
that the rescuers’ tactics “raise(d) moral and
ethical questions,” while former MSNBC
host Krystal Ball denounced celebrations of
the rescue as “depraved.” In June 1976,
Palestinian Arab terrorists hijacked a French
plane on its way to Israel, and forced it to
fly to the Entebbe airport in Uganda. There
they released the non-Jewish passengers, and
held the remaining 106 passengers and crew
hostage, demanding the release of terrorists
who were imprisoned in Israel. Ugandan
dictator Idi Amin was deeply sympathetic to
the terrorists, and Ugandan soldiers helped
the hijackers guard the hostages. On July
4, Israeli commandos raided the airport and
freed the hostages. All seven terrorists, and
several dozen Ugandan soldiers, were killed.
The only rescuer killed was the raid’s leader,
Yonatan Netanyahu, brother of Israel’s current
prime minister. Mrs. Dora Bloch, an elderly
passenger who had been taken to a local
hospital, was murdered there by Ugandan
soldiers. Most of the world celebrated the
rescue raid on Entebbe. But not everybody.
The Organization of African Unity, consisting
of several dozen African countries, accused
Israel of “wanton aggression” and demanded
reparations for damage to the airport. The
Soviet and Chinese governments denounced
what they called “the Zionist aggression.”
United Nations Secretary-General Kurt
Waldheim charged that Israel had committed
a “serious violation of the sovereignty” of
Uganda. A few years later, Waldheim’s past as
a Nazi war criminal was exposed. (However,
that did not prevent his election as president of
Austria in 1986.) The Mexican government
criticized Israel’s “flagrant violation” of
Ugandan sovereignty, and declared its “firm
rejection of the use of armed force by any
state as a means of trying to solve conflicts.”
The Mexican position was especially
surprising because just months earlier, it had
explicitly promised to refrain from anti-Israel
policies. That promise was made in order
to secure an end to the boycott of Mexico
announced by Jewish organizations following
its support of the infamous Zionism-is-racism
resolution at the UN in 1975. The French
government’s response to the Entebbe rescue
was particularly troubling, given the fact that
it was a French plane that was hijacked, and
French crew members who were held hostage.
The French Foreign Ministry issued a brief
statement which expressed satisfaction at the
rescue, but emphasized its condemnation of
the casualties, almost all of whom were the
terrorists or the soldiers who assisted them.
A spokesperson for the Air France crew

read a statement hailing President Amin for
his “constant care to ensure our safety, our
material comfort and even our health.” The
statement appeared to have been dictated
by French officials. The U.S. government
publicly praised the Israeli rescue mission,
but it also introduced an “even-handed”
resolution at the UN Security Council. While
condemning the hijacking, the resolution also
affirmed “the need to respect the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of all States.” The
resolution did not secure enough votes to
pass, so it was withdrawn. At the same
time—according to declassified documents—
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger informed
Israel’s ambassador in Washington that
because the Israelis had used US equipment
in the raid, “we will have to put a temporary
freeze on military shipments.” Ambassador
Simcha Dinitz replied: “You are kidding
me.” Kissinger was not kidding. “You know
you have no right to do this without prior
consultation,” he admonished the ambassador.
Dinitz argued that the relevant U.S. law
applied to “only weaponry, not equipment.”
But Kissinger insisted that the US-made
C-130 transport planes were a “military
version” of that aircraft and therefore could
not be used outside Israel’s borders. Kissinger
could have looked the other way; instead, his
response was to penalize Israel following its
miraculous rescue of the hostages. Israel’s
prime minister in those days was Yitzhak
Rabin, and the government was ruled by the
Labor Party—a reminder that whether Israel’s
government is from the political left or the
right, and whether its leader is named Rabin
or Netanyahu, there will always be those who
complain when Israel takes action to defend
the lives of its citizens.
Rafael Medoff
Vues Master’s Note: Ah! A bunch of sore
losers!!

HACHNASOS SEFER TORAH
Dear Vues Master Is it just me or does it seem
like there are more hachnosas sefer torahs in
Brooklyn this year than ever before? There
were 3 Hachnosas Sefer Torahs in just 2 blocks
over the last two weeks in my neighborhood.
EM
Vues Master’s Note: I was thinking the same
thing the other day! Isn’t it beautiful!
KAVANAH
Dear Vues Master My rebbie insists that I
be chazzan in my Yeshiva at least twice a
week. I usually jump to do a mitzvah but I
find that when I’m chazzan I have to rush my
shemoneh esrei for the tzibur and I have less
kavanah. What should I do? SK
Vues Master’s Note: Listen to your rebbie!

TRUE VALUE
Dear Vues Master A little boy is going
through the attic in his house and he finds

a stone. The stone looks like a very valuable
and rare gem, so the boy goes downstairs
to his dad and says “Dad, how much is this
stone worth?” The dad tells him to go down
the block to the grocery store and show the
stone to the owner. He tells him that when the
owner asks him how much he wants for the
stone, he should lift up two fingers. The boy
runs down the block and when the man at the
grocery store asks him how much he wants
for the stone, the boy holds up two fingers as
instructed. The man says “Oh, $2? Great. I’ll
take it.” The boy runs home and reports to his
dad excitedly that the man was willing to pay
$2 for this stone. The dad then tells the son
to go to the local jewelry shop and when the
jeweler asks how much he wants for the stone,
to hold up two fingers. The boy does it and the
jeweler says “Oh, $200? Ok I’ll take it.” The
boy is in shock and runs home to report to the
dad that he offered him $200!! The dad then
tells him to go to the antique shop and to do
the same. Hold up two fingers. The man at the
shop looks at the stone, examines it, and asks
how much he wants for the stone. He holds
up two fingers to which the man replies “Only
$2000? I’ll take it!” The boy is in disbelief. And
the story goes on. Throughout our lives, we let
others dictate our value to us and they do that
based on their own biases and shortcomings.
They are simply not equipped or qualified to
see your true value. If the boy truly knew the
value of the rare gem, he wouldn’t have been
so surprised or excited when offered $2, $200,
or even $2000. If only we really knew our
true value, the ways others appraise us would
have zero impact on our own self esteem or
self worth and we know how much we’re
really worth. When bullies act up, it’s because
they feel bad about themselves. When people
put others down, it’s because they’re down
on themselves. When people shame others,
it’s because they are consumed by their own
shame. It’s through that lens that they value
others. Don’t let others tell you how much the
stone is worth. They don’t even know what
they’re looking at. If I told you that you could
have a billion dollars on condition that your
life ends, you’d never take it. That’s because
you are worth more than a billion dollars
or any other sum of money. If people don’t
recognize that, it’s on them, not you.
HF
Vues Master’s Note: Great lesson! Thanks for
sharing!