Comments on: Out Of The Mailbag: (Jewish Paparazzi)

By: Matisyohu28

Matisyohu28 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:55:14 +0000

must we always kvetch? really – is this that big of an issue? isn’t it a chizu to see erliche yidden doing great things like the askonim do, combined with all the tzedaka work, etc..it should be mechazek us, they’re not baalei gaiva at all.

By: tzippi

tzippi — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:54:39 +0000

41, I think you’re right. There were a couple of chasunas I expected to see pictures of, but were never there. These gevirim live relatively modestly, and the chasunas were far from extravagant too. Good for them that they could keep a lid on the pictures. We need them too much for any extra ayin hara.

On one hand, I do remember seeing a picture of a very special teacher of mine at his grandson’s chasuna. I got such hana’a seeing him enjoy his simcha. OTOH, I can’t help but think, isn’t he entitled to privacy?

By: tvt

tvt — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:19:06 +0000

Maybe I’m being naiive, but I suspect that those baalei tzedaka who really don’t want their picture taken, rarely have their picture taken. It’s not that difficult to give even large amounts of tzedaka and fund large amounts of chesed with only a minimal number of people knowing about it. If no one knows, no one will try to take your picture.

Imagine for a moment that you are a multi-millionaire who wants to donate say, half a million dollars to a local yeshivah, but you do so on the condition that it will be the last check you ever give them if they so much as even think about publicizing your donation. Do you think your picture will be in their next newsletter?

Before I get hounded by the “mitzvah lefarseim oseh mitvah” crowd, let me make clear that I have no probelm with people being publicized for their generosity. A reasonable amount of public gratitude is fine, normal, and deserved. I’m just saying that if you really really see it as a source of anguish, I believe it can be avoided. I know of such people, and I never see their picture in the Yated.

By: DeliberatelyEsoteric

DeliberatelyEsoteric — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:14:24 +0000

#38 [NYpHotoGrapher]: Be careful when using the term ‘real stars’. The people you are referencing are anything but ‘real stars’.

By: frummoscow

frummoscow — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:46:33 +0000

To quote the Rabbi Pinchas Lipschutz blog, Kol haboreach min hakavod hakavod borei’ach acharov;

This is in Avos, and it works both ways.

By: NYpHotoGrapher

NYpHotoGrapher — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:29:07 +0000

3 people at an event taking pictures
of someone or something is NOT paparazzi..
You’ve never seen how they treat real stars,
the camera are in their faces,they taunt them
so they can get a better shot, and block their
car to have an extra picture. If people
don’t want their picture taken they could
stay home, but if your on public property or
private property (public event) then it’s fair
game.

By: YFR Bachur

YFR Bachur — Thu, 29 May 2008 04:34:58 +0000

The newspaper/website/oganization should make their best effort to ask those in the picture if they mind having their picture printed/distributed.
We do this in yeshiva and those that mind say so, and their picture does not get out

By: willi

willi — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:29:37 +0000

putting gevirim into pics isn’t so bad, maybe the publicity serves as an incentive to donate more tzedaka

By: dont have internet

dont have internet — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:27:21 +0000

oh and btw i think it was hysterical Click HERE to view the YWN photo albums]

By: dont have internet

dont have internet — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:26:34 +0000

1st thing—- rabbi p. lipschutz does not do the center page -its s/o elses job(fact)———-also 1 of my friends once made a very good point -u might not like the people who are always taking pic and videos bec u dont look normal or ur excuse might be i dont want e/o to know what im doing BUT its a good musser haskel for all of us —hashem sees e/t u do and its a good reminder(no im not trying to compare hakosh baruch hu to a human-so dont start attacking me)