“When I contacted some of the Roshei yeshiva who signed on the ban I was told that the organizers had made efforts to speak to Vos Iz Neias through me and that I had rebuffed them,” Hoffman explained. “This was not true, I never rebuffed them. I told them … in the name of Vos Iz Neias that they would respond to any hazmana with their representative according to shulchan aruch. This exchange was misrepresented to those who signed the ban.”

Weiser denied Hoffman’s account.

“All the rabbonim were shown, no one was forced and no one is backing out,” he said adding that he was surprised that Hoffman had not contacted him. Referring to the site, Weiser added, “We don’t want them to close down, we want them to behave.”