Openly Messianic Lubavitcher Installed as Chief Rabbi of Moldova, Elaborate Cover-up Follows

An openly meshichist follower of Chabad-Lubavitch, wearing a yechi yarmulka, with a messianic paroches in the background, with a photo of his late Rebbe on display describing him as King Moshiach (in Russian) was recently installed in a public ceremony as chief rabbi of Moldova, by Rav Kalman Ber, and Lubavitcher shluchim director R. Mendy Kotlarsky.

True that Moldova is a poor backwater, but for a רב הראשי of מדינת ישראל, and R. Mendy Kotlarsky to be part of it? What a joke, makes a mockery of purported opposition of such figures to the Chabad-Lubavitch messianism that maintains that their long deceased (over thirty years) Rebbe is Moshiach now.

This can be seen clearly here, in this report, in the video and photos. 

1) New Rav with yechi yarmulka at ceremony.

2) Messianic paroches (top part is so as well, has yechi on it, can be seen elsewhere).

3) Display of photo of late Rebbe with Russian script describing him as Moshiach.

Note as well all the yechi yarmulkas among the attendees, that didn't happen accidentally.

It could be that Rav Bar was blindsided, didn't realize what he was getting into until he arrived, but Kotlarsky knew, Chabad Moldova is a longtime messianic hotbed. Even now, Chabad.org doesn't seem to have a report on the event.

What was quite interesting was what followed later. The story was carried at some other sites, e.g. YWN, COL Live, and as paid jcn publicity, but with a big change, great difference. These later versions were scrubbed of these open messianic manifestations! Some propagandist evidently "cleansed" the coverage to avoid complications.

As the saying goes, however, you can't fool all of the people all of the time. This site is not fooled and its readers should not be either.

Beware of the Chabad-Lubavitch fraudsters, don't fall for those scam artists, say no to Chabad con men.