At a concert yesterday featuring Yerachmiel Begun and Miami Boys Choir, Yerachmiel addressed the unprecedented attention received by Miami thanks to a Tik Tok craze that was unlike anything could remember before it.
Without mentioning Tik Tok by name, Yerachmiel told the audience, that there’s “an issue that’s been on my mind since this whole thing happened with Miami…
“I’m very proud of the songs that have reached out to millions across the world. But I just want to say one thing, and it’s obvious to all of us. We all know this. We all come from mishpachos, bnei Torah, frum mishpachos… Whatever was put out there was for the velt, for the world. It’s for people who don’t have that type of spirituality in their life and hopefully it will increase spirituality in their life.
“But going there, for us to go there…it’s not for us. It’s not proper.
“So, if you don’t mind, just all I want to say is one thing. One of the approaches that I work with the kids when I train them, and they work very hard…is that I empower them to do the right thing. Almost that they have to make decisions themselves.
“I suggest that we speak to our families…and say: This is not for you. It’s for the velt. For us, we should try to be kadosh v’tahor. And I just wanted to say, let’s empower ourselves and empower our mishpachos and iy”H ‘Vehayah Hashem l’melech al kol haaretz bayon hahu yihiyeh Hashem echad ushemo echad.’”
{Matzav.com}
Zeyr gut gezuckt.
My Korean neighbors agree
יישר כחך ר’ ירחמיאל, שטארק
כל הכבוד
Awesome! So special of him for putting this in the right perspective.
Well said. However I wonder if he would consider not posting any more videos.
@ anonymous, it’s bot him that’s putting out the videos, it’s his son chananya
@ anonymous it’s not him that’s putting out theses videos, it’s his son chananya, he gave over control of the social media to him, and he was the one that put out the video…..
That doesn’t change anything. If he feels Tiktok isn’t a place for frum people to be on (the correct view), he (or his son) should pull all MBC content from the platform.
Its a bit incoherent to say “I will continue posting on Tiktok, but you, my natural target audience, I don’t want to see any of you there.” Who is he trying to reach there?
This Cholent of sentences and statements are vague and don’t add up.
So what is and is not permitted here ? Youtube , yes? Instagram not? Give a clear list of yes and no.
If your online then your presenting to the “velt” .
Michael, isn’t it obvious? He said that it caters to the rest of the world. Not the frum velt. What part exactly don’t you understand? Because you can’t control yourself and not go to such a Makom, that’s why you want it removed and not help the hundreds of millions who need it???
Michael, isn’t it obvious? He said that it caters to the rest of the world. Not the frum velt. What part exactly don’t you understand? Because you can’t control yourself and not go to such a Makom, that’s why you want it removed and not help the hundreds of millions who need it???
Michael, isn’t it obvious? He said that it caters to the rest of the world. Not the frum velt. What part exactly don’t you understand? Because you can’t control yourself and not go to such a Makom, that’s why you want it removed and not help the hundreds of millions who need it???