Category Archives: Lakewood

Report: Lakewood Resident, Shemuel Shalomchaim, Charged with Rape

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Luke Ford

Zaakah posts March 19, 2026: Shemuel Shalomchaim is a resident of Lakewood and owns a trucking company there. He surrendered to the NYPD on Tuesday to face charges of rape in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, … Continue reading →

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Report: Lakewood Resident, Rabbi Yechiel Farkash, Facing Extradition to Israel for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Students at Bnei Brak Yeshiva Where He Taught, Denied Bond Ahead of Extradition Hearing

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Luke Ford

Zaakah posts April 23, 2026: According to a complaint filed in New Jersey Federal Court, Rabbi Yechiel Farkash, 43, was working as a rebbi, menahel, and remedial teacher at Yeshiva Toras Hachayim in Bnei Brak between 2020 and 2023. During … Continue reading →

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Lakewood’s Kollel Cheshek Shlomo is at the center of the litigation between Miryam Malachi and Rabbi Avraham Appel

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Luke Ford

New York Post story. In 2026 Miryam Malachi, an Israeli-born mother of two, sued Appel in Ocean County (docket number OCN-L-000016-26, filed around January 5, 2026). The complaint (copy here additional documents here) alleges that she came to him during … Continue reading →

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Yehonatan “Yoni” Richenberg is the Husband of Plaintiff Miryam Malachi who Features in the New York Post Story on Lakewood

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Luke Ford

New York Post story. In 2026 Miryam Malachi, an Israeli-born mother of two, sued Appel in Ocean County (docket number OCN-L-000016-26, filed around January 5, 2026). The complaint (copy here additional documents here) alleges that she came to him during … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Avraham Appel’s Defense Attorney is Ian Goldman, Esq.

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Luke Ford

New York Post story. In 2026 Miryam Malachi, an Israeli-born mother of two, sued Appel in Ocean County (docket number OCN-L-000016-26, filed around January 5, 2026). The complaint (copy here additional documents here) alleges that she came to him during … Continue reading →

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What Role Will Robert Moshe Kelety Play in the Rabbi Avraham Appel Case?

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Luke Ford

New York Post story. In 2026 Miryam Malachi, an Israeli-born mother of two, sued Appel in Ocean County (docket number OCN-L-000016-26, filed around January 5, 2026). The complaint (copy here additional documents here) alleges that she came to him during … Continue reading →

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What Role Will Chaya Rosenzweig Play in the Rabbi Avraham Appel Case?

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Luke Ford

New York Post story. In 2026 Miryam Malachi, an Israeli-born mother of two, sued Appel in Ocean County (docket number OCN-L-000016-26, filed around January 5, 2026). The complaint (copy here additional documents here) alleges that she came to him during … Continue reading →

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What Role Will Rabbi Yaakov Ephraim Forchheimer Play in the Rabbi Avraham Appel Case?

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Luke Ford

New York Post story. In 2026 Miryam Malachi, an Israeli-born mother of two, sued Appel in Ocean County (docket number OCN-L-000016-26, filed around January 5, 2026). The complaint (copy here additional documents here) alleges that she came to him during … Continue reading →

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What Role Will Rabbi Joseph Rabinowicz Play in the Rabbi Avraham Appel Case?

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Luke Ford

New York Post story here. In 2026 Miryam Malachi, an Israeli-born mother of two, sued Appel in Ocean County (docket number OCN-L-000016-26, filed around January 5, 2026). The complaint (copy here additional documents here) alleges that she came to him … Continue reading →

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NY Post: ‘Prominent NJ rabbi allegedly sent graphic pic, according to explosive sex-assault suit: ‘Not great. But works’’

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Luke Ford

The New York Post says: A prominent New Jersey rabbi sexually assaulted a single mom — and even sent her a pic of his genitals, admitting, “Not great. But works” — before launching a cyber-smear campaign against her, court papers … Continue reading →

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