Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Reservists on Base Near Beit Shemesh Get Shabbos Food Packages to Make them feel loved!
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Dear Friends,
I personally know Gedalia Krainess who has been active throughout the country since the beginning of the war.
For the last 30 consecutive weeks, he has been going to a base that protects the fence between the Yehuda and Shomron and the Bet Shemesh area. The base is about ten minutes away from Bet Shemesh.
The soldiers serving on the base are reserve soldiers. Meaning that they have left their families, jobs and friends to come serve our wonderful country.
The soldiers look forward to his visit and even feel close enough to send requests if something is needed. His current weekly budget for this base is about 2,000 shekels. This covers special Shabbos packages for the soldiers!
B”H he has just partnered with a tax-exempt organization to help soldiers. The organization is called The Michael Levin Lone Soldier Foundation.
He is looking to be able to expand to other bases.
Your donation tells our brothers and sisters in uniform that you care! The only current overhead is the credit card processing fee.
If you are interested to meet soldiers or have any questions, feel free to call Gedalia Krainess at 053-708-8987.
Hitler’s AI translated speeches go viral on TikTok – with one video topping 1M views – in troubling trend
Misguided TikTokers are using AI to translate Adolf Hitler’s speeches into English – and racking up millions of clicks on the under-fire platform, according to a watchdog media report.
Users have pushed and even celebrated the Nazi leader’s remarks in what is an apparent violation of TikTok’s guidelines that ban “promoting (including any praise, celebration, or sharing of manifesto) or providing material support to … individuals who cause serial or mass violence, or promote hateful ideologies.”
One disturbing clip garnered more than 1 million views before it was squashed, Media Matters reported last week.
The video is of Hitler giving a speech with a slow instrumental beat that suggests the ruthless killer didn’t want to spark a conflict during World War II, that he tried to save the lives of women and children and waited to attack until he had no choice, according to the watchdog report.
The caption attached to the clip states, “Just listen.”
Media Matters detailed other instances where Nazi-themed videos proliferated throughout the social media app.
Another video — that was also eventually pulled — showed cliffs by the water as another translated speech was played.
It reportedly racked up 270,000 views and another 22,700 likes with some comments including “AH was a good and kind man” and “this changed my views on him.”
An account with more than 20,000 followers and nearly 4 million views of 12 videos with Hitler speeches, an outline of Hitler and text that states, “Growing up is realizing Who the villain Really was.”
A TikTok spokesperson said in a statement to The Post late Tuesday that the social media app already “removed almost all of the videos identified in the Media Matters report for violating our community guidelines.”
“Along with more than 1,300 pieces of related content that we removed proactively; and removed the remaining others today,” the spokesperson continued.
“We take a zero-tolerance approach to hateful content on our platform, and consistently remove more than 90 percent of it before it is reported to us.”
Some users did condemn the Hitler-themed videos, and while some videos were taken down, others remained up following the Media Matters report.
Meanwhile, between September 2 and 3, Sky News found more than 50,000 TikTok posts using speeches from Hitler and his minister of propaganda Joseph Goebbels.
And to draw in more users, many of Hitler’s deranged rants were set to well-known music on the platform called Drift Phonk without permission, the outlet reported.
One post showed an image of a Nuremberg Rally with a speech from Hitler that was liked by more than 56,000 users. One comment disgracefully said, “modern society absolutely needs him.”
One artist whose music was repurposed without her knowledge, Pastel Ghost, told Sky News she found it “shocking and deplorable” and was working to find videos where it was used on the site.
The platform’s sound feature makes it harder for the company to identify inappropriate clips when it’s mixed with Nazi-laded content, Sky News reported.
After sending TikTok the hateful videos, a spokesperson told Sky News the content was quickly scrapped for breaking its policies.
“We regularly train our safety professionals and update our safeguards to detect hateful behavior on an ongoing basis, and we remove 91% of this type of content before it is reported to us,” the spokesperson said.
Frustrated Ramat Beit Shemesh Resident Reports What Really Happened with the Chareidie -Police Clash!
I write in response to Monday’s incident in Beit Shemesh involving police violence against Charedi protesters, as well as the subsequent investigation. While I unequivocally condemn any form of police brutality, I believe it’s important to understand the context of the event being protested and the community dynamics at play.
The protesters were not rallying against some harmful policy or oppressive regime—they were protesting an event designed to help young Charedi men acquire valuable skills for the workforce. The programs highlighted at the event offered education in areas like programming, bookkeeping, engineering, and healthcare—honest professions that enable individuals to support their families with dignity. These protesters are ideologically opposed to any form of secular studies, even if it means blocking others in their community from gaining skills that lead to upstanding, respectable jobs.
Imagine for a moment that members of the Brooklyn or Lakewood communities harassed others who had jobs. Imagine if they tormented individuals who took it upon themselves to earn an income for their families. You wouldn’t stand for that, would you? And yet, when it happens here, your focus is on how the police responded to these miscreants, but you say nothing about the damage these extremists are causing.
As a local resident, I’ve witnessed firsthand the damage caused by them, who are a small but vocal minority. Many of us in the community, including Charedim such as myself, are deeply frustrated with their disruptive tactics and aggressive behavior. They shout insults, create unnecessary chaos, and degrade anyone who does not align with their narrow viewpoint. Their actions are a source of fear and discomfort for families trying to live in peace, and their behavior reflects poorly on the broader community.
It’s important to note that the majority of Charedim in Beit Shemesh do not support these protests. In fact, many religious men attended the event to better themselves and their families through education, distancing themselves from the protestors and demonstrating their commitment to Torah values like Ahavas Yisrael and peaceful coexistence.
We need to foster dialogue and understanding, not perpetuate sinas chinam. Our community is diverse, with Jews from across the spectrum striving to live together in harmony. The protesters represent a distortion of values that harms us all. I hope they realize that there are many paths to serving Hashem, and that unity, not division, is what will bring Mashiach closer.
Sincerely,
Upset in RBS
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