In the past, on multiple occasions we have exposed deceit afoot at the Headlines podcast, particularly with regard to the founding host promoting Chabad-Lubavitch with underhanded methods, his editing clips and spinning things to make it appear as if rabbis accepted them when they actually didn't, and so on.
What made this more dangerous and concerning, was that Dovid was simultaneously posing as a Litvishe guy, if not an actual Litvak, repeating that he attended great Litvishe yeshivos, such as Mir, BMG, for years, and so on.
But what was actually going on with David during this period, behind the scenes?
A just-released interview with him yields some important information. In it, Dovid talks about his relationship with prominent Chabad-Lubavitch speaker Reb Yossi Jacobson (aka Rabbi Y.Y. Jacobson). He acknowledges his closeness to Jacobson and says they have been "learning" bechavrusa for like the last eleven-twelve years (!). No wonder he has been promoting Lubavitch and attacking its opponents vociferously, underhandedly during that time. I wonder how much Jacobson was directly involved in Lichtenstein's nefarious programs devoted to those aims himself.
David comes from a Polish Hasidic background, went to a Hasidic yeshiva as a youngster, and has become a shill for Chabad-Lubavitch. He can do what he wishes, but he shouldn't pose as a Litvak.
His mother was right. Dovid, your mother was not as foolish as you think.
David, please stop shilling for Chabad-Lubavitch - but if you will do so anyway, at least be up front and honest about it, disclose that you are chavrusa with Y.Y. Jacobson, disclose your other ties to Lubavitch. Stop trying to fool people. Where are your journalistic ethics? Or is anything allowed in order to promote Chabadianity in your book?
Ellul is here, Rosh Hashanah is not far away, how about apologizing, asking mechilah for your deceptiveness, trying to fool people vis a vis Chabad, your despicable attack on Rabbi Dr. David Berger, and more. Do teshuvah, עזיבת החטא, חרטה על העבר, קבלה על העתיד, וכו and you can attain forgiveness.
Looking forward to good news בס"ד.
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