12 Nov SPEAK YOUR VUES WITH THE VUES MASTER

CHANGE AT THE NY TIMES
Dear Vues Master:
The New York Times has quietly corrected a false
statement about “Israeli occupation” that it used
repeatedly earlier this year. The change follows a
protest by Americans For A Safe Israel (AFSI). The
controversy began this past summer, when multiple
Times reporters began using a new, identical phrase
when referring to the Judea-Samaria territories,
claiming that “three million Palestinians live under
Israeli military occupation” there. The same phrase
appeared in no less than six news articles in eight
days in August and September.
In early September, AFSI published a report exposing
the truth: that 98% of those Arabs actually live under
the rule of the Palestinian Authority, not Israel;
and that the Times was falsely inflating the Arab
population from 2.7-million—which the Times itself
had previously reported—to 3 million.
In the weeks since AFSI’s report, the Times has
reversed course. Between September 13 and
November 5, the Times published five news articles
and one video report about those territories. Not
one of those reports claimed that “three million
Palestinians live under Israeli military occupation.” In
addition, the video report revised the Arab population
downward to the original figure of 2.7-million.
AFSI national chairman Moshe Phillips said:
“It seems clear that editors at the Times last summer
instructed their reporters to make a false statement
about Israel—but once they were exposed, the editors
quietly stopped using that falsehood. The fight against
anti-Israel media bias may be long and difficult,
but this episode demonstrates that persistence can
force biased editors and reporters to correct their
misstatements.”
Moshe Phillips
Vues Master’s Note: A leopard never changes its
spots!

TRIPLE TRAGEDY
Dear Vues Master:
Recently I wrote about the sad passing of the
Choshuv Rav Avrohom Ausband (ZTZL) and then
our beloved Edna Davis(A”H)- and how difficult it
was to face a short time later a third tragedy struck
with the passing of one of our Unsung Heroes -R.
Mordche Pinter
Those that knew him were lucky to have known one
of the gentlest people in our Torah World- A person
imbued with Torah and Mitzvos – who learned with
his grandchildren daily and who was a tremendous
Talmid Chochom and Baal Chesed.
At the same time he was a renowned accountant –
who later in life “partnered” with his son -in-law
R.Zev Fink
He learned with his Chavrusa R. Shmuel Kahn daily
for years on end.
In addition it was so important for him to daven with
a Minyan that R. Mordche Pinter, even in his last
days when it was hard for him to walk, had a dear
friend – Itze Heschl take him to shul every single
day.
R. Mordechai Pinter left behind a legacy of Doros
who are imbued with Torah learning , Chesed and
Mitzvot- while with his dear wife Pearl Pinter-(ihr tzu
langer yahren ) volunteered to do the bookkeeping
for the Rivkah Laufer Bikur Cholim for decades. In
addition while Mrs. Pearl Pinter volunteered in the
Hospital every week- the two of them refused any
remuneration for either of these “jobs” lest it would
take away from their Mitzvah!
And in case you haven’t yet “guessed” yes R.
Mordche Pinter’s grandson R. Tzvi Fink just became

the Rosh Hayeshivah of R. Chaim Berlin-
Need I say more about this Unsung Hero?

Just one more point which I proudly must inject- – I
was honored to be R. Mordece Pinter’s sister in Law!
May the Pinter Family, the Fink Family and all their
offspring have Mordche Ben Tvi Hersh be the Melitz
Tov for them and all of Klal Yisroel.
Yehii Zichrono Baruch
Rachel Laufer Fischer
Vues Master’s Note:
Ve’Zarach Hashemesh!

SCHUMER
Dear Vues Master:
In this week’s Vues, you printed two
letters about how Schumer is anything but
a Shomer Yisroel, then you commented
that he voted for the Iran Deal. This
statement is substantially true, but
literally false. In fact, he voted against it.
As I remember it, If Schumer had come
out publicly against the deal, enough
votes would have followed his lead to kill
the deal. The Senate leadership, under
Obama, told him that he could vote how
he wants, but if he came out publicly
against it, he could kiss being the Senate
Majority/Minority Leader goodbye.
This was typical Schumer looking out
for Schumer. He did not take a public
position until the last minute when he
said he would vote against. So, yes, his
inaction guaranteed the deal’s passage.
But he claimed that he voted against it.
MF
Vues Master’s Note: He is still a Shtich
Garbage!

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Dear Vues Master:
Two beggars were standing outside
a church, hats in hand. One of them,
however, was wearing a Yarmulka. As
people walked by, they ignored the man
with the Yarmulka and dropped money
into the other beggar’s hat, which quickly
filled up. Seeing this, a priest walked
over to the beggar with the kippa and said
to him “Don’t you realize you’re standing
in front of a church? You’re not going to
get contributions wearing a yarmulke.”
The beggar with the yarmulke turned to
his friend and said “Moshe, look who’s
trying to teach us our business.”
MB
Vues Master’s Note: A Schnorrer!

VICTORY
Dear Vues Master:
Two days since Trump’s victory: Stock
market hits record high Bitcoin hits
record high Hamas calls for end to war
Qatar kicks out Hamas Houthis stop
attacking ships Iran tones down rhetoric
EU to buy American oil BRICS abandons
plan to rival US dollar.
Dr.ED
Vues Master’s Note: He is not Moshiach!

KIRUV
Dear Vues Master:
Reb Meir Shapiro asked the following
two questions. First, why is it that in 120
years Noach was not able to be mekareiv
even one lost soul? Second, why is it that
the rainbow is the sign that Hashem will
never bring another Mabul? He answers
both with the same concept. There is
a Chazal that tells us that Noach had
no faith in any of the people of his dor.
He didn’t think that any of them would
change. Zero confidence in them. They
were all lost as far as he was concerned.
One will never be successful in Kiruv if
he thinks the subjects are lost. Similarly,
a rainbow emerges from complete cloudy
darkness. There is a break in the darkness
and the sun shines through and then the
light hits the backdrop of the clouds
and we get a rainbow. There is always
light. It’s never a lost cause, and there is
always a pintele Yid somewhere in there.
Never lose faith..Not in fellow Yidden or
personal struggles.
LSK
Vues Master’s Note: Nekuda Tova!

UBER
Dear Vues Master:
Yeshiva World News (YWN) is calling
for a global boycott of Uber in response
to the horrific, organized attack against
Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands. On
Thursday evening, hundreds of Israelis
had gathered in Amsterdam to watch
Maccabi Tel Aviv play against Ajax when,
in a brutal, pre-planned pogrom, Muslim
jihadists attacked Jewish fans at train
stations, hotels, and other venues. This
orchestrated assault left dozens injured
and has shaken Jewish communities
worldwide. Shockingly, reports indicate
that a significant number of the attackers
were Uber drivers who used their
positions to locate and target Jews. These
claims have circulated widely on social
media, yet Uber has remained silent,
ignoring the calls for accountability and
transparency. YWN, for the first time
in its history, is urging Jews around
the world to boycott Uber and choose
other ride-share options, such as Lyft,
until Uber addresses these disturbing
allegations and takes meaningful action.
LO
Vues Master’s Note: It might be safer for
Jews not to touch Uber!

HETTER
Dear Vues Master:
Israel’s newly appointed Chief
Rabbanim, HaRav Dovid Yosef and
HaRav Kalman Bar paskened that El
Al can fly to Amsterdam on Shabbos to
rescue the Israelis following the pogrom

in the Netherlands. The heter will be re-
evaluated based on hourly situational

assessments. Israel’s Transportation
Ministry instructed El Al and Israir to add
three flights to Amsterdam to rescue
Israelis in addition to the three regularly
scheduled flights. Israelis whose passports
were stolen or lost will be allowed to
board the flights without passports.
JH
Vues Master’s Note: Kol HaKOVOD!

HEAR
Dear Vues Master:
I saw this great email. Baruch and Miriam
looked at each other, each in a state of
shock. The Levaya had concluded, and
all that remained was the Kel Moleh.
Yet, before the Kel Moleh, Mr. Yosef
Greenberg* attempted to stand up from
his wheelchair. Baruch and Miriam
rushed to their elderly father’s side.
They were unsure what their father’s
intentions were. I, too, approached the
frail Mr. Greenberg as I glanced at his
children. The children filled me in, “Our
father wants to speak. He wants to say a
hesped over our mother. Rabbi, please
help us. He is in no condition to speak.”
Yosef Greenberg looked at me, and I
saw the tracks of wrinkles that lined his
face. “It wasn’t supposed to be this way.
She was only 79, and I am ten years
older.However, Hashem is the ultimate
judge, and I accept His judgment.” As
Mr. Greenberg struggled to lift himself,
I asked, “Perhaps this will be too much
for you?” “No,” he insisted. “I must say
goodbye.” His children pleaded with me
that their father was neither physically
nor cognitively in any condition to say a
Hesped. However, Yosef Greenberg, who
overheard the entire discussion, brushed
aside their concerns as he assertively
stated, “I know you all think I am too
old and feeble; however, I must be one to
properly give honor to my wife and your
mother!” I helped Yosef steer his walker
toward the microphone as he removed
some crumbled papers from his jacket
pocket. “I know all of you, especially my

family, are surprised by my speaking. I
know I now forget more than I remember.
However, there is one Middah Tovah
(quality) I must say about my wife which
no one except myself can mention.”
Yosef glanced at the folded pages in his
hand. Dramatically, he allowed them to
fall from his hand. When I went to pick
them up, he said, “Leave them; I will
speak from my heart. When I was nine
years old, my grandfather passed away.
I remember that funeral from eighty
years ago. And I remember the rabbi
stated that the purpose of the hesped
(eulogy) is to learn life lessons from the
loved one who has left us.” I must fulfill
the rav’s instructions from eighty years
ago! I know I have become forgetful
and may even forget today’s date. Yet,
I have not forgotten what I am about to
say. We all can learn an important lesson
from my wife (and looking towards his
children and grandchildren), your mother
and grandmother.” Everyone wondered
what character trait their mother had
exhibited, which had been omitted from
all the previous hespeding (eulogies).
Yosef cleared his throat and dramatically
said, “My wife excelled in the Middah
of listening.” Yosef’s family looked up
as they were not sure what Yosef was
referring to. “I know I can repeat things
many times over and over. I know I can
tell you the same story in the evening that
I already told you in the morning. And I
notice how impatient you get when that
happens as you tell me, “Dad (or) Zaidy,
you have told us this story one hundred
times already. Please don’t tell it again.
And often, you finish my stories before
me, interrupting me in the middle of my
telling them and preempting me by filling
in the ending. And I know you are right.
I do tell the same stories time and time
again. However, your mother’s greatness
was that it never mattered to her if I
told her the same story repeatedly. She
listened to me with rapt attention each
time I said it, as if this was the first time
she had heard it. Her face retained the
same excited glow. It made no difference
if this was the 100th time hearing my
masselach. It made me feel special.
Especially as I aged, she made me feel
that listening to me was the highlight of
her day; it certainly was the highlight of

my day! This is the lesson we can learn
from her. I ask of everyone here, when
you hear someone like me tell a story you
have already heard, don’t roll your eyes
in exasperation. Take a lesson from your
mother and my wife, and listen again
and again. You have no idea how good
your mother made me feel every day of
my life! I even once asked her, “How do
you repeatedly listen to my stories and
keep smiling? You know them by heart
already.” “Yosef,” she answered, “Each
story I am privileged to hear from you
is a gift from Hashem. It allows me to
spend more time with you. How can I
not smile?” With that, Yosef shuffled
back on his walker to his wheelchair.
The room was utterly silent except for
the sounds of sobbing heard from those
closest to Yosef.
Ron Yitzchok Eisenman
Rav of Congregation Ahavas Israel
Passaic, NJ
Vues Master’s Note: I am listening!

AMSTERDAM
Dear Vues Master:
We are horrified by the organized and
vicious antisemitic attack on Israelis
in Amsterdam. Coming days before
the anniversary of Kristallnacht, it is
time for world leaders and individuals
of conscience to recognize that brazen
attacks against Jews is what protestors
are calling for when they chant “globalize
the intifada”. While we appreciate that
leaders in the Netherlands and Europe
have rightly condemned this brazen
attack, it demands more than statements.
It demands that governments take new
and concrete actions – both proactive
and reactive – to stop this scourge,
protect Jews, and prosecute those who
criminally attack us.
“Never again” is not a prophecy
or a prediction, it is a pledge and
a commitment to stand up against
antisemitic violence. This commitment
cannot come only from Israel and
the Jewish community. It must be the
commitment of every government, all
law enforcement officials, and every
person of good faith in every country in
our world.
Rabbi Moshe Hauer/OU
Vues Master’s Note:
Regular Anti-Semitism!

MIRACLE
Dear Vues Master:
A teacher asks her second grade
students: “So who can tell me what a
miracle is?” A little Jewish girl raises her
hand and the teacher gives her the floor.
“A miracle is when Hashem opened the
Yam Suf to let His people through.” The
teacher is very skeptical…. “Uh, …. well
no, not really. According to scientists,
the Israelites probably found a passage
that allowed them to cross the sea, but
it is estimated that there must have been
no more than 12 inches of water……. So,
who can give me an example of a true
miracle???” The same little girl raises
her hand again. The teacher gives her the
floor again….“…So, in this case, a “real”
miracle is that Pharaoh and his whole
army managed to drown themselves in
12 inches of water……,,”
KD
Vues Master’s Note: This kid sounds like
mine always got an answer!

RESIGN
Dear Vues Master:
Sorry, can someone explain to me how
hundreds of thousands of Israelis who
have been calling for the prime minister
to resign mid war for a year, are now
screaming that Netanyahu did something
as insane as fire the defense minister
during a war. So a prime minister can go
mid war but a defense minister (who was
disloyal to the government) cannot?
HF
Vues Master’s Note: Are you trying to
make sense of the Left?

HELP
Dear Vues Master:
Two friends who had not seen each other
for a few years met one morning and
reminisced about places they had visited
together. One then said, “You look sad.
Is everything alright?” “No,” he replied.
“Only a few weeks ago I had the sorrow
of burying my wife.” “What?” exclaimed
the first, “I was at her funeral three years
ago.” “That was my first wife,” the sad
man explained. “This was my second
who died.” “Oh, I hadn’t heard that you
were married again. Mazel Tov!”
DW
Vues Master’s Note: A bitterer gelechter!

PD DAY HUGE SUCCESS
THANKS TO TERRIFIC
WORKSHOP
Dear Vues Master
Each year when the time comes to
choose a PD workshop for our school,
Shalsheles Bais Yaakov, we always
wonder if it will be the right fit, will
the staff truly gain something, and will
they enjoy it as well. This year we most
definitely can say, yes, yes, and yes!!
The workshop titled “Understanding Out
of the Box Kids” run by Rabbi Yaakov
Mintz, was informative and interactive
as well. Rabbi Mintz, educational
advocate, for Work at It, did a great job
in bringing up different scenarios that
teachers encounter on a daily basis in the
classroom. Some of our staff members
engaged in role play, and while we
were being amused and having a good
time as they took on various teacher/
student roles, we were able to get a
clearer picture of what students may be
struggling with. Rabbi Mintz gave advice
on how to deal with the challenges of the
challenged. Whether you are teaching
in a regular mainstream environment
or not, this workshop clearly addresses
the needs of all students. After all, what
classroom today does not have a student
or two, (or many more!) who are indeed
a bit “out of the box”, and sticking to the
original script is just not going to work
for them. The organization itself, Work
at It, founded six years ago, works with
those in the community who do not do
well in the traditional school setting,
and helps them find their way to leading
successful lives. They provide career
guidance and support to those ages 16-
24 who just cannot make it in the typical
classroom setting. The workshop we
enjoyed is just one of others they run in
high schools, which include exploring
your very own personality traits and
strengths that can lead to success in the
workplace, teaching interview skills, and
even how to build a powerful resume.
Our teachers left this workshop feeling
very validated that they were on the right
track in their endeavors to give every
student what they need. Thank you
Rabbi Mintz and the people at Work at It
for bringing this eye-opening workshop
to Shalsheles Bais Yaakov. We look

forward to collaborating with you more
in the future! For more info, you can
contact rivka@workatit.org.
Mrs. Baila Dresdner
Principal General Studies
Shalsheles High School
Vues Master’s Note: Sounds like it was
a great day!

YESHIVA
Dear Vues Master:
I recently heard a great story from
Rabbi Elimelech Biderman Shlit”a.
A bachur once told me that he wanted
to leave the yeshiva. “I’m not learning
anyway,” he said, “so why should I stay
in the yeshiva.” I told him the following
mashal: Someone stuck in traffic in his
air-conditioned car, in a summer heat
wave, won’t say, “Why should I wait in
this traffic? I might as well get out and
walk.” He won’t say that because it’s
better to remain in the car, where there’s
music playing, and it’s air-conditioned,
and he can sit and relax. This is much
easier than walking long distances in
the sun. And anyway, sooner or later
the traffic will let up and he will arrive
at his destination. The nimshal is, even
when one isn’t succeeding in yeshiva,
the yeshiva is generally the best place to
be. There are many harmful influences
outside the walls of the beis medrash,
which we are better off avoiding. You
will also find a better element of people
there than in the street. The air is holier
in a beis medrash. And when you are
there already, you will probably open up
a sefer, or a Tehillim… But even if not,
just being there is a mitzvah. Therefore, I
encouraged this bachur to remain in beis
medrash, and with time, he overcame his
barriers, and he began to travel and soar
in Torah study.
SOF
Vues Master’s Note:
No drafting Yeshivah Guys!