Rabbi Bengelsdorf's sermons were broadcast weekly over station WNJR to the hoi polloi he called his "radio congregation, " and he was the author of several books of inspirational poetry routinely given as gifts to bar mitzvah boys and newlyweds.
Stutzman and Wheeler said they felt "duped", "cheated" and "betrayed" following the Winfrey TV interviews, which showed the books - billed as as inspirational true-life memoirs - were filled with untruths.