Date: July 9th, 2025 8:40 AM
Author: animeboi (.)
MASS PROTEST TODAY: Lakewood Residents to Protest ‘Blood Libel 2025’ Arrest Outside Police Department
Lakewood, NJ – Outrage continues to build across the Lakewood community following the arrest and incarceration of R’ Binyomin Kubani, a respected ben Torah and father of eight, after a routine visit to a local car wash led to a baseless and unjustified accusation.
In response, a large protest and tefillah rally has been scheduled for today, 10 Tammuz/July 6, at 2:00 PM outside the Lakewood Police Department headquarters at 231 3rd Street.
The event is expected to draw thousands in a united show of support for R’ Binyomin and condemnation of what is being described as a modern-day alilas dam — a blood libel.
A dramatic flyer circulating in Lakewood and beyond features stark Hebrew and English warnings: “Lo saamod al dam re’acha – Do not stand idly by your brother’s blood!” The flyer accuses the police of perpetrating a modern-day blood libel, slamming the arrest as an unprecedented miscarriage of justice by the Lakewood Police Department.
As previously reported by Matzav.com, the incident began when R’ Binyomin stopped at a Route 88 car wash with his toddler in tow to address a lingering odor caused by spilled meat from Shabbos. Seeking assistance as he had done previously, he asked a 15-year-old Hispanic teen working nearby if he would be available to clean the vehicle carpets at his home at a convenient time.
Rather than responding, the teen abruptly backed away, snapped a photo of R’ Binyomin, and flagged down a passing police car. The police, acting without hearing R’ Binyomin’s side, spoke to the teen for a statement, arrested R’ Binyomin, and transferred him to Ocean County jail, where he remains behind bars.
https://matzav.com/mass-protest-today-lakewood-residents-to-protest-blood-libel-2025-arrest-outside-police-department/
a lingering odor caused by spilled meat from Shabbos tp
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5748067&forum_id=2...id#49085460)