 In February 2010 Weiss announced that Hurwitz would henceforth be known by the title of "Rabba".The move sparked widespread criticism in the Orthodox world.The Agudath Israel Council of Torah Sages issued a public statement suggesting that Weiss should no longer be considered Orthodox, declaring that "these developments represent a radical and dangerous departure from Jewish tradition and the mesoras haTorah, and must be condemned in the strongest terms.