How R’ Don Segal and R’ Yosef Rosenblum Lied (and Rabbi Elyashiv Broke His Word)

On March 20, 2006, Yated Neeman again banned the newer edition of “Making of a Godol”.

After the first ban was achieved by much underhandedness (as detailed in Anatomy of a Ban), Rabbi Elyashiv promised Rabbi Nosson Kamentsky he wouldn’t do such a thing again before first consulting with him (which he was obligated to do both times, anyway!).

But Rabbi Elyashiv didn’t consult with his victim the second time, either. His ostensible excuse was that the witnesses had this time assured him that they had each read the book themselves and that neither of them was ever involved with the original ban. These individuals were Rabbi Don Segal (famous Israeli mashgiach) and Rabbi Yosef Rosenblum (dean of Brooklyn, Chassidic “Sha’arei Yosher” yeshiva) — not to be confused with Jonathan Rosenblum.

Except again this was all a lie (Surprise!).

They were involved in the first ban. And they later admitted they had not read the second edition.

You can hear all about it in the following Torah In Motion interview with Rabbi Kamenetsky, approx. minute 39:40 through 50:55.

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