Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Readers' Scoop: Michael Inzelbuch: Friend or Foe? Menace or Mensch?

(See attached documents). (The Lakewood Scoop has authenticated this letter by speaking to the parents who wrote and signed it. The original letter is on file. The opinions expressed here are the letter writers’ own, and the facts presented here have not been independently verified by TLS. We invite further comments from all sides of this vital community issue and reserve the right to similarly authenticate same before publication.)

Well, it really depends who you ask. Let us be totally candid right up-front. As parents of a child who for years has been denied essential—and desperately needed—special services by Michael Inzelbuch (personally), we have a negiah. A very kosher negiah. We have our child’s interest at heart. And yes, we have an agenda. We want to expose and end what we consider Lakewood’s dirtiest secret. The systematic injustice done by this individual, not only to our child, but to hundreds of other children with special needs in our kehilla. Children—who but for Michael Inzelbuch—would have a bright future as full-fledged members of our society. Michael Inzelbuch, attorney and special education consultant to the Lakewood Board of Education, (BOE), caused quite a stir recently. As widely reported in here on TLS and in the general press, he managed to dupe the Board into giving him a 25% salary increase, from $200 to $250 per hour. So far, 3 members of the Board admitted they did not know what they were voting on when his contract was renewed. Despite drawing public rebuke and editorial criticism from the Asbury Park Press, Mr. Inzelbuch has still not given-up his ill-gotten raise. Nor did he even disclose his true total compensation. The Board and the public are still totally in the dark. That recent tumult has prompted us to expose some less well-known, but far more serious issues. Before last month’s BOE elections, the Lakewood School District published and mailed-out a puff piece, filled cover-to-cover with self-praise for its non-public Special Education services, (Remember, MI is the District’s nonpublic special ed consultant). Was this a clever set-up for his ill-gotten “raise”, or just well-timed, thinly-disguised electioneering propaganda—at taxpayer expense? What caught our attention was an odd item in this “newsletter”. In a profusely complimentary letter, the principal of Orchos Chaim went overboard to praise the special ed services provided through the District to our mosdos, (see item reproduced in photos). (Continued here)

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Anonymous said...

There is no info here, only hype. What type of services do these parents need that they are not getting? Maybe they wanted something which is unavailable anywhere? As a parent of a special needs child, MI was helpful, gracious, and caring when my child needed services. He even gave me personal time, not billed to the BOE or to himself to assist me.

Anonymous said...

Its very sad and scary .... People without a special needs child are always the ones who think they know best they know whose right they know whose wrong but when u ask them a direct question they have no answers ! Before u comment make sure u know what a parent with a child in special needs is going threw , I dealt with a kid with special needs and u can't imagine the time and money (of their own) they put in to try to get help and they get very little help !

Anonymous said...

THis is lashon hora and should be taken off this public forum and MII does a lot of good for the public. one reader's comment does not reflect the public's opinion.

Anonymous said...

Most of this town does not like MI for one reason or another because they have had such incidents with him. I am very proud of this parent for publishing such a letter and it's about time someone has decided to stand up and say thats it! Thank you LTS for posting this.

unlucky said...

its not just hype, there are facts printed here. i have a child with needs thar needed a very normal ampunt of typical services and was not so lucky like you. MI pushed us away tried to convience us of diff paths to take but all with tricker. and the employees who work for the BOE all say "there is no money" what do you mean there are calculations on how the BOE spends money. my child qualified for help why should he get it. Cuz MI and some other pple in town want to pocket extra money?

Anonymous said...

The emperor is indeed naked.
Not a pretty sight.

Anonymous said...

Thank you LTS for posting this, i commend your courage to expose the bitter truth, please keep up your work - the public must be informed of the REAL truth - and expose those who wish to benefit off our backs!

kudos TLS!!

Anonymous said...

This is no hype. There's not too little information here, but rather way way too much. All documented.

Someone on the inside who works very close to MI obviously decided to spill the beans to a whistleblower.

Wonder why?

Anonymous said...

sorry mr. anonymous but if you would spend more time in yeshiva learning instead of surfing the net you would know the very simple basics to hilchos lashon hara and you would realize that this does not fall under such a sin in any way shape or for! thank you TLS for posting this shameful act!

Anonymous said...

guys copy and paste this, because we know the pressure to remove will come very soon!!!

stop the madness said...

can someone please explain me how it cost over $67k per student at SCHI. and then they take money from the parents, underpay the teachers, and sucker in volunteers - and to top it off solicit $$$ from the gullible tzibur!! (exploiting pictures of kids to pull at your heart - making you think that your donation will go to a good cause)

there is no accountability here!!

parents, group togeter to expose the truth (if pikuach nefesh is docha - so then its not mesira). peoples names, and mosdos who misuse, abuse, and steel off our backs must be singled out and held accountable!! And if they end up in tfisa - luz zei zetzin!!

THIS MADNESS MUST STOP!!

THE TRUTH MUST BE TOLD said...

ATTN TLS: - PLEASE DO NOT FOLD UNDER PRESSURE - AND KEEP THIS POST ACTIVE SO PEOPLE CAN BE INFORMED OF THE TRUTH!! CHAZAK V'AMETZ! DO NOT BACK DOWN!! HA'AM IM TLS

Anonymous said...

I have yet to meet someone who dealt with MI and didnt tell me he is an extremely agressive indivdual. MI will do whatever he want, when he want, and how he wants. Yet not a soul can speak up from fear of getting on MI's bad side and risk being sued by MI. That's how MI gets what he wants done. I dont think this post will stop him in anyway!

Anonymous said...

just look at how scared ppl are to write anything against MI

unlucky said...

people should not be fearing MI they should be fearing the one above

Anonymous said...

I personlly dealt with mi he is a person with das tohar. He is every second of the day helping kids FOR NO COST he desvers what he gets if not more poeple in this town just are jelous of his succes .i personly think If you cant sign a letter with your name on it then dont send it out. When i need help mi gave it to me right away as knowing mi (as said in diff blog) he can sue the board and make more money and forsure win costing the board more money and less for are kids so lets not be jeols and thank one of the real askun in this town

unlucky said...

the das torah part is controversal, but in regard to the no cost, what do you call 250 an hour, i would also extend my self for that kind of money, and yes maybe thats what he should be doing befending the people against the BOE, then he would be defending the kehilla. and im sure these pple didnt write their name because no one in this town wants anyone to know that they have a kid with needs. and taht why MI can get away with what he:s doing cause these parents will not speak up

Anonymous said...

THANK YOU TLS FOR the courage to tread where others have feared.


I ask you my dear Lakewood residents, when you heard of a girl trying to commit suicide didn't your heart bleed for the parents of this dear neshama?? Well B"H today these children can get help, BUT are we going to allow some money hungry people deny them the services all for profiteering? When you see "kids at risk" don't you want to do anything to see them be happy running a normal life? Well these kids can be helped, by addressing their learning disabilities early on, but some won't allow it all because they won't get their "cut".
Yes this goes on in our very community of chesed!

Anonymous said...

TLS don't let those screaming "loshon hora" deter you. Lo sa'amod al dom re'achah, thy brothers blood is running. Our friends, neighbors and yes your own brother and sister won't tell you about the learning disability their child suffers, but this effects the entire family and many ways, parents can't sleep, siblings lose attention, etc.
This corruption MUST STOP.
WILL YOU SELL A CHILD FOR MONEY?? WILL YOU TELL A CANCER STRICKEN CHILD SORRY NO MONEY??
Why are we letting this go on? All because those in power don't want to fight with MI, because he will disrupt bus services for that Mossad, or will cut off other benefits etc

Anonymous said...

BTW their is an Organization in Lakewood called LEARN Lakewood Education Advancement Resource Network, they formed for the purpose of helping those families who get turned down by MI.
After 2 years of trying with MI my friend called them and with-in 3 days got services, it seems they know the laws and regulations and that scares the BOE and MI

Anonymous said...

To mr unlucky your a person that doesnt understand what a good person is i will not try to convence you mi is good because you dont like him no one is perfect but mi is very close to being perfect justwant to let you know mi charges his own clients 375 hour so if he was the lawyer for the parents of this town it would cost them alot of money of all the hours he puts in and the law is (i think)if they sueing party wins the board pays the lawyer fees so go figure but last since you go all day to surf the net mi is rated top ten SE lawyer in new jersey so the chances of him lossing arent very big dont forget about night seder tonight and net is not allowed in lkwd only for buss pur

Anonymous said...

To mr unlucky your a person that doesnt understand whata good person is i will not try to convence you mi is good because you dont like him no one is perfect but mi is very close to being perfect justwant to let you know mi charges his own clients 375 hour so if he was the lawyer for the parents of this town it would cost them alot of money of all the hours he puts in and the law is (i think)if they sueing party wins the board pays the lawyer fees so go figure but last. since you go all day to surf the net mi is rated top ten SE lawyer in new jersey so the chances of him lossing arent very big dont forget about night seder tonight and net is not allowed in lkwd only for buss pur

Anonymous said...

HOW DOES IT WORK THAT THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE GOOD WITH MI GET MONEY LIKE TINY TOTS BAIS RIVKA ROCHEL MANDELBAUM SCHOOL ETC... AND OTHER SCHOOLS THAT OFFER THE SAME SERVICES DONT PLEASE EXPLAIN

Anonymous said...

WHY? WHY? WHY? why don't people in Lakewood know how to write and spell? Everytime I read these posts, I laugh!

Anonymous said...

How would you know bring proof please

Anonymous said...

DID ANYONE SEE THE SCHOOLS WHO DIDNT GET ANY MONEY GO THROUGH THEM THEY ARE THE ERLICHE SCHOOLS GO AND SUPPORT THEM NOT THE OTHERS

Anonymous said...

Mandelbaum gets service since catapult learning is renting from him. BOE needs mandelbaum...

Anonymous said...

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT GO LOOK AT THE SHEET THAT SHOWS WHO RECEIVED MONEY AND WHO DIDNT

Anonymous said...

BUT THTS NOT LEGAL AND BY HIM ANYTHING GOES LOOK AT WHAT HE DID WITH THE CHEDER

Anonymous said...

Guys out there if you believe MI isnt doing his job properly why dont you prove it and bring it to the news! there are enough news stations looking for juice!

Anonymous said...

Which sheet the blogs that say mi makes 900k a year if you read the ap it didnt say that and to the person who asked about the spelling beause will yeshive guys skipping night seder

Anonymous said...

What about the cheder NOW did mi i do wrong the only thing he did wrong was sending his kids there(i think he sent them there)

Anonymous said...

This is only the tip of the iceberg there are a few relatively new social service centers in town that got government grants to officialy provide services for the citizens of Lakewood.yet instead of providing their services they are just there to get a FAT cut,yet they smile for the camera and take credit for bringing these centers to town while not providing the much needed help.

Anonymous said...

All U bored souls listen up!!! The dif between you and MI is that MI does what he believes right. Nothing gets in his way! nothing! you guys are scared of your own shadows. all you can do is post stupidity online anonymously. Its time you guys got real and did something for yourself. do what you believe is right. If you believe MI is hurting ppl then by all means get up and shout! but to make a few dull coments online is not affective in any way. never was and never will be.

Anonymous said...

Why bash the yeshivah guys ,Plenty of Lakewood's work force are illitarate too.

Anonymous said...

Some poeple are smart the blog before me so why you on this site this for bored poeple and lh of the day

Anonymous said...

Knowing how to read and write are basics in learning Torah. One can't properly explain his thought without knowing how to talk. It's true that most of lakewood have not a clue how to write or spell!

Anonymous said...

I was talking about myself to sorry the same way poeple bash mi

Anonymous said...

Net is ussar lets worry about are self first

Anonymous said...

This town is upside down! The yeshiva and rabbanim stand up when there's money or respect on the line yet when ppl are hurting they cant even open their mouths to say what's right! where are the rabbanim when they are needed! how come they dont put their foot down when its due.

Anonymous said...

Like when should they put there foot down and who are you to tell them when the time is to put there foot down thats how all these probelms srart in this town

Anonymous said...

What I was sayin is that if there is an issue in the town and the rabbis always mix in just like by the cheder and different issues of play groups... why cant they mix in when there are other issues and the town is upset. if they want to control the town they must control every aspect relevent to halachah. they cant pick and choose.

Anonymous said...

wake up! the problems in this town start from ppl who think cuz they learn day and night that are intitled to make halachic rulings.

Anonymous said...

some Rabbanim thought it was their place to stop trim gmy from having a mens gym right next to a womans. did anyone ask them then to get involved? no! so where are these same rabbanim when there are other issues?

Anonymous said...

ya i agree with you! i personally spoke with seven poskim in lakewood and asked if it was muttar for woman to dance at a wedding where the photographer is a man? they all said it was mamash assur and that there was no heter. two of the poskim actually said that he makes sure to remind his daughters before a wedding not to dance if there is a male photographer. YET not once did i hear any rabbanim make an asifa or even a comment about it when this is a daily accurrance in lakewood! whare are those rabbanim!? where!? why are they so scared to say the halachah!?

Anonymous said...

we are not bored souls, we are pained souls, and we are about to do something this is a great form for us to start, thank you TLS cause now we are hearing more voices of pain and will join together. MI is a great lawyer but Hakadush baruchu runs the world.

Anonymous said...

leave trimgym out of the picture, unfortunatly there are alot of problems and money is the core of most of it. We need Rabbonim with out negios

Anonymous said...

I sure hope that everyone here is paying their property taxes, before they start complaining about what they are legally entitled to ....and how much they can get out of the boe

Anonymous said...

The false protest of "Loshon Hora" for too long was cynically used to give cover to all kinds of child abusers like Mondrowitz, Kolko, and now Inzelbuch.

Let him open the Special Education books and give full public accounting. Where is all the money going? What's he hiding? Why?

None of his fans even once posted any answer to the letterwriters' simple question: on what basis is one child spared, while another condemned to drown?

Anonymous said...

Anonymous 11:02
Shoe is on the other foot. Taxes will not go up because of entitlements. They ARE up because Special Ed money is being stolen. Lots of it.

Anonymous said...

thats the problem we are all paying our taxes and getting nothing in return

Anonymous said...

with regard to the large payment to orchas chayim if u would look at the per student cost is over $ 12000.00 per student, look at the spread sheet perhaps there should be a "0" next to the 'l" ??? ($2000 per child less than other schools) Dan lkaf zechus just like the other private schools. And as for the menaheles of the english department < Mrs. Levy goes out of her way to help each child get all the help they need. The remedial service is A1

as for MI i have worked with him on many occassion and it has been pleasure.

The level a child needs to be eligable for special ed and services nees to be revamped to make students who are borderline in need of servies eligable for special ed and other services.

i would agree that it could be a conflict of interest for the BOED attorney to interview who is eligable for special ed. The same goes for Catapult Services being that they are providing the services to the schools they are also may have a conflict of interest how they evaluate. There should be an independent evaluations or an appeal process where an independent firm or company who have certified professionals specializing in special ed and in children education evaluate the children.

I don't see why an attorney would be the one to make a decision who is eligable or not. Catupult services for remedial is par excellence and they should continue to review and help the children once they have been approved by an indepedent evaluation.

. yosher koach to people like yankee mandelbaum,rabbi storch,rabbi mannes, meir hertzs, rabbi speigel, rabbi grossman, rabbi heineman etc....and all the heads of the mosdos who stick their knecks out to provide us with schools to send our kids to. There is no mosod or individual that is perfect but without them our kids would have only public schools to attend. especially the ones who need special ed. and needs.
mosdos are there for our children and the schools and parents need to work together to help each child recieve their education on their level of learning.

if we realize how much good we have in lakewood, and look bayin yofeh at our neighbors, freinds, professionals, we would have less machlokes and less accusations. Achdus is what keeps us together making it possible to recieve the proper funding for our childrens remedial education.

To the lakewood scoop , please verify and double check what you report . There is no reason for a tamult or to hurt MI and his practice reputation and others when these issues can be resolved in a civil manner and with no loshon horah

Anonymous said...

To Anonymous 11:56

You are looking at the wrong year. Look at the 2008 column, not 2007. As the parents said in their letter, in 2008 Orchos Chaim was paid $112,275.00 for one student. In 2007 Orchos Chaim was paid $12,600.

Most other mosdos in Lakewood got $0 in 2007 and $0 in 2008. Therein lies the rub.

Anonymous said...

I'm sure of one thing.

Now that this corruption has been exposed, the BOE Minutes will no longer show the specific amounts awarded to each school, per child with special needs.

MI will not leave fingerprints again.

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know what is MI's relationship with Baruch Manes and is it above board since he used to run the cheder and bais fayga?

Anonymous said...

As a parent as a special needs child I would like to thank TSL for bringing this important issue out to the public. Knowing all the techniques the MI and his gang use to hush people up this really took a lot of courage. While many Rabbonim have been frightened and remained silent you had the courage to let the world know of the pain these people are going through. I can’t wait for the next segments as it seems these parents have a lot of inside info that might actually reveal MI for the true crook that he is.

Anonymous said...

As far as the comments his supporting MI I have the following to say.

1. To all those who do not have special needs children you have no idea what it even means, you have no idea of what this crook and his cronies put people through . And if you really believe that people should be dan lkaf zechus since you have nothing to hide, you can post you name your phone and email so that people who have been hurt can contact you to verify.
2. For those who have special needs children and claim that MI helped you free of charge. How do you know what he billed the BOE, just the mere fact that you claim such a thing shows how naive you are.
3. The primary reason that MI gets away with all this is because parents try to keep their situation as hidden as possible. MI and his cronies know this more than anyone else. They threaten and blackmail these parents, and out of embarrassment and fear they remain anonymous. For all those who counter claim, you have nothing to fear or be embarrassed of. So why don’t you reveal who you are.
4. I have spoken to many parents of special needs children and I can pretty much back up most of what these parents wrote. YES. there are many many parents and children that are helped through the BOE , TITLE 1 and IDEA programs you may be one of those lucky ones who got lucky or connected enough to get your child’s needs paid for .for that your should thank the American Government and President Bush for giving the money and making the laws , not MI . Once you start to see the patterns you realize as follows. MI cannot just take the whole $40 - $50 million and put it in his pocket. He would be in jail tomorrow (which would be a big benefit to everyone). What he does is he figures out how to pocket as much as possible without getting caught. All he would have to do is deny services to 25% of the children. with the rest is he gave them 50 -80% of what they are entitled too and he would have a kewl $15-20 million to pocket , and at the same time pretending to be a big tzaddik by giving out the other $25 -30 million . Yes you may believe that you are getting what you need. But do you know what you’re really entitled to? You many are getting only 50% or less of what you’re entitled to and kissing his feet, while he is putting the rest of your money in his pocket. Trust me, you are clueless to what your child really needs and what he is really entitled to .you may end up learning the hard way, when down the road you find out what you’re missing. And all that is if you’re lucky enough that he decides to give you something.

Anonymous said...

orchas chayim per child cost can never be doubles shchi's cost. it must be for 10 students and 10 times the cost of 2007 . The list must have been rounded off or is wrong like the rest of this report, orchas chayim might have gotten $112,000 but for 10 children,
there is something wrong with this entire report making me belive it is all false

Anonymous said...

Another thing that I wish to say is that the reason why it seems like orchos chaim, beis rivka rochel and some other schools that seem like they get extra BOE funding is because these schools are more open to take in kids with some serious medical handicaps. To educate these kids properly, obviously costs more than your regular standard child that is b"h well.

Anonymous said...

MI is like the other askanim in town they do good to some while stab others in the back.

Anonymous said...

anyone who wants to realy help the tzibber should print this out and hang up in shuls for those without internet can see

Anonymous said...

So . . .
Kickbacks is the name of the game
Michael's blame
Board's lame
Parents tame
TLS fame
Kehilla's shame.

Anonymous said...

Did the scoop get a 'heter' to publish this letter? If yes, it should say so explicitly in the introductory paragraph. If not, well I think you should ask a Rov whether it is mutar to spread this letter. Blogs aren't hefker.

Anonymous said...

To Anonymous 7:48,

You are living proof of the letterwriters point. MI supporters just don't want to know, or are on his payroll.

I assure you, there are hundreds of children with acute special needs, in dozens of caring mosdos, that don't get a nickel from the BOE.

Just ask the parents and the menahelim, off the record, for obvious reasons.

Like the Soviet Union, this corrupt regime, surviving on graft, suppression and intimidation, will crumble once the people have had enough.

ekstein said...

WERE GOIMG FOR 150 COMMENTS ON THIS , COME ON LKWD KEEP IT UP WERE GOING FOR A RECORD

Anonymous said...

This AGUDAH office is another half farce. More than one employeer called that they have openings in x fields, which many locals would qualify. The Aguda honchos never even called back, even after repeated calls. They are pencil pushers that only are interested in getting a salary & saying Aguda is doing something besides making a breakfast for Garry Scher (you know his?)

Anonymous said...

lets deal with one issue at a time, we'll get to them another the children are very important this is our next generation

Anonymous said...

To Anonymous 9:15AM.

Are you the Chussid Shoteh running around looking for a heter while the woman drowned?

Thought so.

Anonymous said...

I will not attempt to defend MI as I know the responses will villify me and claim "you have been suckered in, etc." - however FYI if MI disappears from the Lakewood scene we will all be in much worse shape.

Anonymous said...

children! children! children! this post is not lashon hara! wake up and start learning so torah!

TO ANONYMOUS 9:15AM. what was YOUR heter to read the first 61 post before making your post?

Anonymous said...

Yes, I DO have a child that has special ed needs and unfortunately is not getting funding from the BOE. I know the financial strain. However this has nothing to do with chusid shoteh. A drowning lady is imminent, no time for a shaila, this blog can wait 20 minutes for the owner to do al pi halacha. Just get a heter from a Rov and post it. Otherwise with all the best intentions, we are violating basic halacha. A few minutes won't hurt anything this post is trying to accomplish.

Anonymous said...

wake up and smell the coffee! if Michael leaves the scene and no one takes his place then ya it will be a mess. but if he leaves and we give the job to a honest, capable, respectable man, this town will be a lot better off!

A Proud MI Basher said...

FYI if MI dissapears from the Lakewood scene, we will be in much BETTER shape! There will be more money for funding for all the kids who he decided shouldn't get services but who are very needy. As an employee for one of the programs in Lakewood that provide services for children in private schools, I know a lot about what goes on with MI behind the scenes. You have no idea of how many children's future he has ruined already because of his own pocket. You have no clue how he abuses his power. And I see this all first hand.

And, you have been suckered in because I know from experience that if you take a "favor" from him, it will end up costing you your life and will only backfire on you. So I wish you lots of luck in the future because you will need it when you have to pay him back.

Anonymous said...

to ANONYMOUS 10:33AM please post your heter to make such halachic rulings on your own! otherwise please stay off this site. did you ask your rav if you can make such comments at 10:30 in the morning? go to yeshiva or get a job!

Anonymous said...

I agree! if you ever take a favor from MI you are doomed for life. he owns you from that min on. I personally got blackmailed by MI but im too scared to say anything cuz he threatened to ruin my life if i make a sound!

Anonymous said...

MI called me on my cell and blackmailed me he said he will dig up dirt on my family and destroy everything i have if i dont do exactly what he says. i wish there was a way to stop him without him killing me. anyone have any ideas? help help help

Anonymous said...

oy i was always scared to say something because im a naive yunger man and i too was bullied by MI how do we stop him and show everyone his true colors? thank you TLS for helping the klal a way to say the things they are so scared to say

Anonymous said...

How perverse and hypocritical, all you "frumie" MI defenders, so concerned about heterim.

Cut the baloney. Just answer the questions in the original letter.

Who gave Michael Inzelbuch the heter to act like Dr Joseph Mengele and decide which child will live and which shall die. Often FORCING the parents to choose between their own children?!

Been there.

Anonymous said...

AIS LAASOIS!!!! Enough chat about this corrupt person/city.... I expect the STATE and/or FEDERAL govt to be in Lakewood SHORTLY!
This game is far beyond what you all imagine- I AM A MOISER with way too much info!!! info that can and will destroy the CORRUPT VAAD, CORRUPT TOWNSHIP and many CORRUPT individuals and institutions!!!!! The info will be in the correct hands SHORTLY!!!

Anonymous said...

yay! its about time someone got the guts to put MI in his place. call the feds today there is no time to waste

Anonymous said...

to ANONYMOUS 11:20AM. you crack me up! I can aslo write im a MOISER when i make my post anonymous! enough with the chat and go get the feds! they are more than welcome in this town. Aaron kotler will show them who runs the town and you will be left with nothing. so go back to sleep and enjoy taking out the garbage and cleaning the kitchen!

Anonymous said...

as long as the big powers in town keep on cozying up to MI and honor him at dinner's praising him in public like one very big askan in town recently said of him publicly "no one does more for children with special needs than MI" unfortunatly that's the game they all play, nothing will be doneand he has them all over the barrel thanks for TLS the people have a voice to expose the lies and corruption.

Anonymous said...

For years, Inzelbuch's most favorite survival tactic (he has several favorites), whenever the noose tightened, was to threaten "if you take me out, everyone goes down with me". MOISER, is your real name Michael Inzelbuch? This sounds awfully familiar.

Anonymous said...

I THINK THIS PARENT HAS RAISED VERY LEGITIMATE VALID POINTS THAT MUST BE ANSWERED BY THE POWERS THAT BE WHETHER THE VAAD OR MICHAEL L , HIMSELF AS WELL AS THE MOSDOS ON THE RECEIVING END.
THEIR MUST BE AN OVERHAUL OF THE WHOLE PROCESS THAT WOULD INCLUDE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTIBILITY.
THIS IS WHY OUR TAXES ARE CONSTANTLY ON THE RISE DUE TO THE SCHOOL BUDGET WHICH COVERS SPECIAL NEEDS SEEMS LIKE ALOT OF MOSDOS/PEOPLE AT THE TOP BENEFIT WHILE THE ACTUAL CHILDREN ARE SECONDARY USED AS PAWNS ON A CHESS BOARD ITS TIME FOR THIS TO STOP
W/O GETTING INTO HISTORY THEIR WAS A TUMULT 3-4 YEARS AGO WITH STAR PROGRAM ETC THEIR IS ALOT OF $$$ 40 MILLION BEING THROWN AROUND QUESTION IS HOW MUCH REACHES THE CHILD AND HOW MUCH STAYS WITH "ADMINISTRATIVE FEES" ETC OR RENT FOR TINY TOTS ETC THIS IS ALL A RACQUET THIS WHOLE TOWN-TOWNSHIP IS CORRUPT EVEN OUR OWN THE KLALL OF "ESHMOR LE VESHMOR LUCH" IS A CONSTANTLY USED AND LISTENED TO KLALL WHEN RUNNING OUT TOWN AND HAS FAR FAR REACHING REPACUSSIONS AFFECTING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US THIS IS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG HOPEFULLY EXPOSING THIS ISSUE AND BRINGING IT TO THE PUBLICS ATTENTION WILL START THE PROCESS OF THE WHOLE TOWN COMING CLEAN AND BEING RUN EHRLICH AND EFFICIENTLY AS IT IS MEANT TO

Anonymous said...

To anonymous with 4 points at 1;43 AM.......
I feel for you and your child but how can you accuse MI of pocketing a kewl 15-20 million?
That is beyond the pale... the others are accusing him of selecting where the money goes and you without any proof are accusing him of actually stealing the money. I understand that you are emotionally upset, but it causes people to not take you seriously.

Stick to the facts and maybe you'll accomplish something.

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Anonymous said...

NOBODY IS PERFECT. MI HAS DEFINATELY HELPED LOTS OF PEOPLE. HE ALSO HAS TO STRAIGTEN OUT AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT!

Anonymous said...

Okay, so you paskened that it's not lashon hora, now you're paskening that it's okay to be a moser?
And for all of you who are so upset about the taxpayers money, don't pick on the jews, there are many larger targets that you can go after in government. Please don't vilify us (jews) , because if you don't think that publicizing violations by jews won't affect you personally, go read history.
Hitler and other anti semites don't care whether you wear a white shirt or jeans or no yarmulkah for that matter. Think things through before you act irrationally.

Anonymous said...

This is not Loshon Horah at all!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is a chiyuv to talk about this corrupt town and Inzelbuch who is worse than all of them!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

The issue is there are lots of centers in town that are all here because the people at the top are getting big sallaries from gov't grants the intent is not to help the residents of lakewood it wasn't started to fill the social needs but as a money maker the people benefit from it somewhat because they have to show numbers.

Anonymous said...

Not everyone is what their reputation is. I have heard much about MI from the hype that he gets from his public activities. After meeting him in person, all I have to say is limechash me-ba-i

Anonymous said...

To anonymous 12:50 pm

Why would MI not give every parent and child what they needed, if it was not for the fact that he was putting money in his and his buddy’s pockets?
ein odom chota velo lo.

If you have a child with special needs as I do and would look at the 4 papers posted carefully, you would already see where a few million is slipping between the cracks. This is just the BOE money, do your research on the IDEA and Title 1 ( which you probably have no clue what it even is ) and you will see millions more unaccounted for.

Anonymous said...

Again, I am not questioning you or your difficulties. I truly hope that you get whatever you need and that all is well with you and your family.
However, we can't accuse someone either legally or halachically just because things don't add up.

Anonymous said...

The responsible way to with such a situation & many other similliar ones in Lakewood is to put in a forensic accountant to give transparency to this & the other ones on the list.

We may have to get an attorney to ask the State BOE or some other agency to help us get this done.

Even if it turns out that all of them are qualified to the funds & it's being spent correctly...
It should have to be a qualified board of "שונאי בצע" to decide how the funds are distributed.

The real underlying issue & Torah solution is the שבעה טובי העיר voted on by the Lakewood tax payers.

Anonymous said...

Oh yes we can question all financial matters that affect me even for a "perutah". A Gabai Tzedokah must have at least 2 people, & we are talking about an ehrlicher one-not the ones that are receiving salaries and matan-sich'orom-bi'tzidah.

Anonymous said...

Can all of these עוסקי בצרכי ציבור באמונה say without any hesitation ידינו לא שפכו את הדם וכו' not only in this controversy? We do have many making decisions in Lakewood what to do with "yenems gelt". It may be bordering on the difference between גניבה AND גזילה. (are they taking it by force or under the cover of darkness-I don't see them stealing from the ציבור.)

Anonymous said...

To Anonymous 7:37AM

I also doubted the accuracy of the posted report.

I've been googling away randomly. So far every item in the posted report that I searched, checked out.

First one I checked was Orchos Chaim.

Found online minutes of the Lakewood BOE meetings of 5/28/2008 and 7/30/2008, recording total award of $112,275.00, for one student at Yeshiva Orchos Chaim, identified by unique code as "77W".

I agree, its quite unbelievable and mind-boggling,

But completely true, per the LBOE own Minutes.

Look it up yourself.

The rest of the Report, as far as I can tell from spot checks, is also 100% accurate.

And quite mind-boggling.

Why its stealing: said...

I will explain why it falls into the category of stealing from the tzibur.

There are lots of children in this community that qualify for services. Let's say for every child that is tested and qualifies for services, the BOE is given $500 per child to receive the services they need in that school year. So what is being done is that MI decides where the money should go. Meaning, the money for your child can go towards a different child and you will be turned away by MI saying that your child can not receive any services "due to a lack of funds". THE MONEY IS THERE! Its just that there is corruption because MI decides where the money should go and who can get services.

Anonymous said...

I feel so bad for the great ciyt that Lakewood was ,but over the last few years i'ts becoming such a discusting city to be associated with,from the sinas chinum of yeshiva leit towards balei batim bnei toira to the outrageous chutzpah yeshiva leit in particular have towards the mashgiach and roshi hayesiva.I'ts time for young new married couples to look elseware to start their lives .LAKEWOOD the air toira has been infested with the worst middos from any frum community in america shame on all of us.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous on 4:03---

This has nothing to do with young couples or the chutzpah they have. You can not stop that. You were once young and dumb too. These people just have to grow up. The issue being disscussed it a very crucial issue and it pertains to our children. Obviously you never dealt with MI or else you'd be screaming and yelling about how he has ruined this town.

Anonymous said...

youre right we should all move to brooklyn NY and raise our children amongst all the jews that act like goyim and let them all sit on coney island to get a better education and learn respect of talmidei chachamim! whoever you are go back to sleep and stop making a fool of yourself. lakewood with all its faults is still by far the best place on the east coast to raise a family. frum ppl, yeshivos, over 150 g'machs for all your needs, ppl who are dying to help everyone, the list keeps going. true there are lots of problems too! but that doesnt make it anything less than the best place around here.

askan said...

PINE RIVER Village's tax dollars
RE: Pine River-vote with your pocketbook
Every Lakewood Tax payer must take a position to protect their tax dollars.Pine River Village is twisting arms to get their age restricted senior zoning changed to unrestricted age use. They forsee big dollars in their pockets.Does the taxpayer have anything lost or gained by that change?
The Lakewood Taxpayer has lost in the recent past a few million dollars when Pine River Village originally received the parcel.Round two: Age restricted Senior building is worth a lot less than unresticted residential development. Pine River Village is attempting to take another bite out of our tax dollars by not compensating the Lakewood Tax payers. Enrichment on the backs of the Lakewood Taxpayers is unjustified.What can you do? place calls to every political individual to voice not your concern they don't care, but your objection to getting fleeced a second time.
You must demand that a minimum of five million dollars be paid to Lakewood Township to directly reduce the budget. We don't want the money to go to a township surplus account.Remind the politicians you intend to vote exclusively with your pocketbook, not what some self serving groups have to say. Repeat it to them enough times till they know it by heart and can repeat it to you.
You must contact all of the following;All 5 Lakewood Township committemen.All Planning board members.All zoning board members.Township Manager.All of your friends.All senior citizen developments.
Don't call any Vaad members, no Igud Moisdos members, no Lakewood assoc members, etc-they will all try to convince you that it's the best thing for you, that "they control your pocketbook". If any of them call you hang up on them.

Anonymous said...

To Anonymous June 3, 10:02 AM complaining about Agudah Employment Office Farce:

You don’t have to move off-topic to point to Agudah farce. Plenty of complicity right here in Inzelbuch-Catapult Scandaland. Agudah is knee-deep in the MI bloodshed.

It's no secret that Agudah representatives sit with him at many public BOE meetings, vouch for him, speak-up for him, defend him, and write to Lakewood mosdos on his behalf. In short, propping him up and enabling him to abuse Lakewood’s most vulnerable children.

Agudah hosted a booth for Catapult at its Convention, and apparently has a much deeper business relationship, built solidly on the Agudah-Inzelbuch "Lakewood Success". Reportedly, Agudah and MI apparently teamed-up to bring Catapult to NYC mosdos. See post from another blog below:
“Attention all Yidden in New York City:
There is a major effort being undertaken these days in NYC which will affect our children. This effort is below the radar, and most of us will wake up one day to find out that our children have been undercut by our Mosdos and by Agudas Yisroel.
There is a national company called Catapult Learning which is slowly taking over the special education in our Yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs. One by one, schools are being pressured into agreeing to accept this company as the sole provider of special services to our kinderlach. The problem is that this company is known nationally for extremely underpaying their teachers.
What this means for our teachers: A special ed teacher who until now was getting $50-$60 an hour will now get $15-$20 an hour.
What this means for our kinderlach: The best teachers will simply leave the Yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs and work in the public school system. Our kinderlach will be left with second class teachers who cannot get jobs elsewhere. Our kinderlach will be the big losers.
Guys, this is serious. Ask any special ed teacher from Lakewood. Catapult Learning has taken over special ed in Lakewood, and all special ed teachers in Lakewood now receive $15-$20 per hour. We KNOW that Catapult has told prospective teachers in Brooklyn that they will receive $15-$20 per hour.
Many principals are aware of this, and are trying hard to resist the pressure from Agudas Yisroel. However most principals are not aware of the consequences of this decision. Please notify the principals of what may happen if this company will be allowed to monopolize jewish education in NYC the way they did in Lakewood.
Spread the word! Call principals! Call NYC BOARD OF ED!
Most of all, call Aguda at 212-797-9000 x328 and tell them to keep Catapult Learning out of NYC!"
Now that Avi Shafran, Agudah’s mouthpiece, has shown us how brilliantly he can defend Bernie Madoff, he is ready for the Big Leagues, and can graduate to defending Michael Inzelbuch.

Bring it on, Avi.

Anonymous said...

What happpened to Bais faiga's Grants?? MI and Mannes teamed up to withhold desperatly needed funds which were allocated to BF ?even after Reb Shmuel intervened they did not listen.
where is the money?? in whose pocket?

Anonymous said...

Why is there bussing in this town? Why is there schi? Whyis there title one(which mi descovered)why is there hundres of non-puplic teachers getting paid supprting there husband learning?why is EVERY rosh yeshiva backing him (rav shmuel kamensky)? well i will explain myself.well all you lakewood poeple there is a man named mi in this town who yes has alot of power but use it in a right way .He is a very smart man(that we all forsure agree on)that wants to help everybody in this town but there is not enough money. All you cricits will now say he gets paid to much money but as bloger said before he charges his own clients 375 so stop complaning. I acutly live close by to mi he is a man respect by all of his nieb. be.what he does he believs in. I never new poeple in this town would say such things that goyim woulnt say.if all you poeple would learn a little then next time learn what it says about poeple who start with balteshuvas and for all of this RICHULS this is why there is no moshicah. I will always remain a close friend mi but hurt by you lkwd poeple that dont have any valid points. Just rember in some of your homes who to thank tomorrow mor. at 9am when your child goes on a bus or your wife works for non puplic

Anonymous said...

You dont know any thing mi listened to rav shmuel like a chassid listend to his rebbe bring proof

Anonymous said...

even if MI wouldnt head the BOE these women would have jobs. I know plenty of women who have had it with catapult and are working in Tomsriver and other outside of lakewood townships to get paid the appropriate amount of pay and not work for Catapult. There are children that need to be serviced and women qualified to service them. They would be hired by whom ever ran the district

To Anonymous 5:51 Pm-- said...

To Anonymous 5:51 PM---

I'm very sorry to inform you that your dear friend is none other than a corrupted crook. True he is a smart man--smart enough to abuse his power in a way that ppl are scared to open their mouths to him or about him.

I personally know ppl who have been very badly threatened by him if they wouldn't do what he wants. He is a smart man and a person with a lot of power but he is an AGGRESIVE ANIMAL that has done an unspoken amount of damage.

FYI, SCHI is trying to fire MI so you should verify your points before posting. I would also like proof that EVERY rav is behind him since youre so convinced about that.

We need to do something to help our town. We need to get rid of MI!

Anonymous said...

107 comments and not a word about tiny tots
and not a word about recording fees
not a word about fellow BOE members title comany
nice

Anonymous said...

Reb Shmuel backed MI for personal reasons, so take that out of the loop.

Rav Leib Shteinman Shlita and Rav Shach, Z"L wrote to the Roshei yeshiva aka VAAD, your place is strictly in the walls of the yeshiva-not in the shtut. Let's not get them involved in shtut zachen, that way there will be kovod hatorah in the iyr hatorah.

Once they will function in the yeshiva & dismantel their VAAD, the chips will all fall into place, wether it's a MI or any other issue.

Anonymous said...

and then we wonder why avi solomon gets 1400 votes

Anonymous said...

was that you po?! you are talking nonsense! true micheal did alot but that doesnt mean he is doing everything he can and it doesnt mean he isnt corrupt!

Anonymous said...

to anonymous 5:51pm you very obviously got suckered into MI sick way of helping ppl. you might wanna consider letting go and getting your life back! he is very obviously controling you to a sickening degree!

Anonymous said...

that is straight up false info! talk for yourself anonymous 5:51pm! i live just seconds from him and maybe you like him but we dont! he tries to control the area and teach me how to be mechanech my children!

Anonymous said...

TO anonymouos 6:42--

BRING UP THE DIRT!

Anonymous said...

To Anonymous 5:51

you have the same sick mind as MI

because he helped with the busing and with SCHI that noe gives him the right to steal millions of dollars and deny children who need services?

besides there was busing before him and while he did fight for SCHI he did not do it PRO BONO he made a ton of money suing for SCHI. the botton line is he will do anything for money and now he is killing hundreds of children because of stupid people like you.

Anonymous said...

Crazy poeple avoid my q schi bussing tiyle one please answer me please

Anonymous said...

It seems to me as a first time reader people are just jeols of the money he makes and why isnt he allowed to sue people i think he went to collge for a reason i agree with mr551pm that mi is realy good man

Anonymous said...

Hashem should help us i am a18years old and mi helped me through my hard times that i want through he got me into yeshiva and even helped me with money no he didnt tell everbody he was helping he just kept everything quite so if mi is not reel then who in this town is I used to even call him at work and bother him for something and he would give me his time for NO CHARGE
and can someone please say one good thing about him beside me i am ready for any q please relp to this

Anonymous said...

to all those anonymous people who claim MI helped them and he wouldnt hurt a fly. you have nothing to hide why don't you post your names addresses and phone numbers if your real. also you obviously missed the point . reead this post again and you will se what i am talking about . he helps some , but kills and abuses others so he can make more money

anonymuous said

June 3, 2009 1:43 AM


4. I have spoken to many parents of special needs children and I can pretty much back up most of what these parents wrote. YES. there are many many parents and children that are helped through the BOE , TITLE 1 and IDEA programs you may be one of those lucky ones who got lucky or connected enough to get your child’s needs paid for .for that your should thank the American Government and President Bush for giving the money and making the laws , not MI . Once you start to see the patterns you realize as follows. MI cannot just take the whole $40 - $50 million and put it in his pocket. He would be in jail tomorrow (which would be a big benefit to everyone). What he does is he figures out how to pocket as much as possible without getting caught. All he would have to do is deny services to 25% of the children. with the rest is he gave them 50 -80% of what they are entitled too and he would have a kewl $15-20 million to pocket , and at the same time pretending to be a big tzaddik by giving out the other $25 -30 million . Yes you may believe that you are getting what you need. But do you know what you’re really entitled to? You many are getting only 50% or less of what you’re entitled to and kissing his feet, while he is putting the rest of your money in his pocket. Trust me, you are clueless to what your child really needs and what he is really entitled to .you may end up learning the hard way, when down the road you find out what you’re missing. And all that is if you’re lucky enough that he decides to give you something.

Anonymous said...

For all those that claim that his neighbors, think he is a good guy , if the would know what he really does, they would know what a monster he really is. Someone should print this whole thing out and post it in his shul

Does anyone know where MI davens???

Anonymous said...

to the 18 year old, so you were lucky to be one of the people he helped, but there are more that need to be

Anonymous said...

everyone im gonna say this one last time!!! MI does help ppl pro bono! MI does do lots of chessed! MI has a good heart! but here's the catch, no one is perfect and MI isnt either. everyone is accountable for thier actions including you! you made mistakes which is why MI needed to help you get into a yeshiva, which was a mitzva on MI's part. but your mistake didnt make you into a bad person, it didnt take away from all the good you have done in your 18yrs of life. but you were still held accountable. that is exactly what we are saying here! MI is great yet still accountable for all his mistakes and wrongdoings. we will hold it to him!

Anonymous said...

sorry mr 18 yr old you have now got yourself a new boss who controls you without you realizing! i too was one of the suckers who got caught into his sicknesses and thank God for many askanim in this town who warned me to stay far away from MI and helped me stay away from MI who kept chasing me!

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Anonymous said...

Mr 829 your a sick person this topic went from to much money to not helping kids and what you just said makes you look crazy the only person who had proof here is mr 18year old

Anonymous said...

Toanoy821
I am the 18year old if you said that many askins told you to stay away i wasonce in his house at night with some of the real askins and for some reason they were all kissing up to him and people we shoulnt start saying rav sk has personal with him so thats why he did what he said dont start with rosh yeshivas or your comment is worthless

Anonymous said...

How much money does mi make off the board can somone please post it

Anonymous said...

close to $800,000.

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Anonymous said...

its interesting how askanim need to kiss up to MI? wake up! the job of an askan is to kiss up to everyone to get things done!

Anonymous said...

dear MI, i feel terrible this had to happen but i as a parent of a special needs child we have tried so many roads through the LKWD BOD that I understand these parents very well.

Anonymous said...

askonin have to have no nigias! that unfortunatly not the case anymore.

Anonymous said...

keep it up! we almost hit 150 posts!

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know which yeshiva and cheder MI went to and who is Rosh yeshiva is? or did he go to he go to yeshiva at all before going to university ? if this is the guy who gets to decide and be the dass torah where to place all the special ed children the oilom should know about these things.

Anonymous said...

anonymous 9:52! that is wrong! he's good guy its just that he abused his powers. bringing up the past is stupid and immature!

Anonymous said...

He just abuses his powers ?? That's all ?? We would like to know where he got the hashkafa to place 100s of special ed chikfren in spruce street and aok street?

Anonymous said...

please do not write things if you are not educated, what do you think if you go to the BOE for services there gonna place you in a yeshiva??? of caurse you can end up in one of these public school. but thats were MI picks who gets to go were and get whatever services they need.

Anonymous said...

Yes it is very important that people should know about him and his past. There are people who are claiming he is such a good and choshiva person. If so let them tell us about his past.

Anonymous said...

To952 as quote before dont start with balteshuvas and all llwd poeple know mi listen to what ever rav sk says i am not saying i dont agree with you but on that point i dont agree

Anonymous said...

what do you mean I have a friend who went to rsk more then once in regard to a special needs child and Mi did not impliment what rsk said. so i dont truley beleive that MI follows rsk as das Torah ,its good PR

Anonymous said...

oh wow i guess lets make fun of the tanna Rabbi Akiva and all the other great sages who were balteshuvas! you guys better be careful about bringing up ppl's pasts! its a grave sin! go learn what the gemora says about ppl who bring up ppls pasts! plus why do we need to go to the past if we have more than enough w/o it?!

Anonymous said...

To ann900
I know who you are and know the true story so dont lye i myself got involved As a parent i cant read this no more be.its all lies
HINT there is a crash hurry up

Anonymous said...

Its good pr for what and your not being truthful with yourself
Please dont say things that are not true
THE 18YEAR OLD

Anonymous said...

How many of people online have SK if we dont we shoulnt talk for others

An Outsider said...

I thought the net is assur in Lakewood.
How is it, that all of you have it?

Anonymous said...

to anonymous 10:35 its funny how you can say you know the truth and you never spoke to me! hint: daughter, steal, crash!

Anonymous said...

I dont understand you mr please explain better

steven langert said...

148

Anonymous said...

to 10:26---

i know who you are. i am one of your daughters friends...i will not publicize the relationship with ur child and the I's...but it is MESSED UP and not helping your kid in any way shape or form!

Anonymous said...

To 1025 you never spoke to me so how would even think you knew me

Shlomo Reich said...

150


Hey I just wanted to be the 150th Post to this wonderful and heartwarming Blog subject.


Now I know y the Non-Jew laugh at us. They read this blog & i'm sure they are laughing at us.

gossiper said...

anon 10:36,

What makes you believe that all the ppl posting are different individuals.. They're prbbly all tha same 4 or 5 ppl posting anonymously just to try and inflate a tumult bigger than what it really is..

Anonymous said...

Because every one knows what you do even all the rabbis

Anonymous said...

Welcome mr langert what do you have to say for your self ahout all this

Anonymous said...

if MI is being mechnech MR 18 year old he must have had a chinush himself to be able to give it over.

doea anyone out there know which yeshiva he went to ?

maybe we can speak to his R"H about what he is doing.

i am guessing he never went to yeshiva at all . the way he treats people show what and who he really is.
And for those of you you call him a ball teshuva he does not deserve that sacred title at all.
tushva? you call the way he acts tshuva?

Anonymous said...

I know who think it is buts its not

Anonymous said...

u have no idea how much garbage is going on in this town. im not talking about this- theres alot worse. tls should keep up the good work!

Anonymous said...

To 1036 i agree with you

Anonymous said...

Its me the 18 year old what does he going to yeshiva have to do with helping people in hard times and he asks ALL q to rav SK

know it all said...

You may not know that I realy know that you don't know who I am!!

Anonymous said...

Is 1110 mr langert

Anonymous said...

kid risk???? GOOD MORNING LKWD

Anonymous said...

instead of investagating who the 18 yr old is, how come noone else in lkwd is helping this problom??????

Anonymous said...

there has to be a better way to help these kids at risk then to send him to 'some guy who know yeshivas'....

Anonymous said...

i know who the 18 yr old is and ITs TRUE! mi gave much of his time to help this boy and b"h he is learning in yeshiva today. THANK U MICHEL.

Anonymous said...

TO 12:13- I AGREE WITH U. noone in lkwd is adressing the teens at risk issue. just gO to the pizza shop motzo shabbos and see how the number grows DAILY!!! THIS 'GUY WHO KNOW YESHIVAS', DOSENT HELP ANYONE!!!! WE NEED A BETTER SALUTION.

Anonymous said...

i myself was out of yeshiva and i can say publicly that NOONE IN THIS TOWN HELPED ME. no wonder i went 'off'!!!

Anonymous said...

what about all the children that are not in yeshivas because MI denied them the services that they needed to stay in yeshivas? who is going to help them?

i guess the big tzadik MI

Anonymous said...

im happy to see the teens at risk issue is being brought to the forefront. forget about the money that people say mi took. HELP OUR KIDS!!!! TO 12:13- 'GUY WHO KNOWS YESHIVAS'???!?!? now THATS corruption that we got to get rid of...

Anonymous said...

to 12:24- thats my point. its not mi's job to help kids out of yeshiva but he did so out of the goodness of his own heart!!!!!! now THATS a tzadik.

Anonymous said...

about the 'guy who knows yeshivas'. If u would know some of his methods, people would run HIM out of towN. the problom is that he has too much power and all the rabonim are on his side. we need regular people to expose this issue.

Anonymous said...

Discussing here the domestic disputes of the Inzelbuch area detracts from the issue. Putting an end to the crimes of the Inzelbuch era is the issue. Let's please try to stick to that.

We don’t know why RSK decided to appoint a sociopath to control the special needs of a community with 20-25,000 young yiddishe neshamos ages 3 to 21, and a budget which now amounts to $138 Million. Don’t kid yourself, MI doesn’t only control the $40 Million nonpublic Special Education budget. He controls the whole PS shebang. He got rid of 2 Superintendent’s that were too honest for his taste, and anyone else who stood in his crooked way.

Its common knowledge that RSK was previously charmed by another criminal lawyer who is now serving a long jail sentence, going so far as to advise many people to invest with that con artist. So Lakewood BOE members are not the only ones taken for a ride by Michael Inzelbuch. Some six years ago, when MI’s name first came-up for BOE attorney, virtually all Lakewood askanim pleaded with RSK, who backed him, to nix his candidacy. Hopeless. RSK is now single-handedly enabling the misdeeds of this wolf in sheep’s clothing, blindly believing he can do no wrong. More recently he lobbied to have him installed as Lakewood Municipal Judge. Only a huge outcry of protest stopped that fiasco from happening.

We know for a fact that many parents, choshuve askanim, as well as rabbonim and Roshei Yeshiva, spoke with RSK and tried to give him a more accurate picture, but were all rebuffed. RSK has been totally farkishufed by MI, with the most tragic of consequences for hundreds of yiddishe kinderlach.

And although RSK readily admits his negios favoring MI (for reasons we need not get into here), we also know RSK is big enough to admit mistakes. We hope he is not too invested, and does so sooner rather than later.

Anonymous said...

tls should find out the facts about 'the guy who knows yeshivas', and make the facts public.

Anonymous said...

can we have a mature dialogue please argue with each other in private and stick to the issue at hand.

Anonymous said...

a few years ago there was a corruption story involving a frum yid and 300 million dollars. people jumped to conclutions BEFORE they new the facts. SAME HERE!!! MICHEL WE LOVE U!!!!

AHRON KLEIN WND said...

LAKEWOOD IR HATORAH YOUR NOT SAYICH I SAID 159 YOU ARE OVER 170 ALREADY W O W !!! SO WE WILL RESET OUR GOAL TO 259 COMMENTS COME ON LAKEWOOD LETS GO

Anonymous said...

RABOSI GO TO SLEEP WE WILL CONTINUE OUR BATTLE TOMOROW

Anonymous said...

to 7:05- your probly the same neighbor who called the police on him to shut down his purim party. if u dont like the area, pls put ur house up 4 sale. ill be the first on the LONG line to buy it. i wanna live near this tzadik who helps the klal.

Anonymous said...

michel ur a tzadik!!!!!!!!

STATE CONTROLER said...

i hope there is no threats send to the TLS headquartes in atlanta ga.

Anonymous said...

If there is some way to Dis- Bar him then he`s toast for good .That should keep him out of trouble for awhile

Anonymous said...

can someone enlighten us about "the guy who knows yeshivas"

Anonymous said...

Michael Inzelbuch Esq.
Attorney
555 Madison Ave
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Phone: (732) 905-0325
Fax: (732) 886-0806
"Every child deserves an appropriate education at the school district's expense."

thats his official motto.

i think if he was honest we would write "all children whose parents kiss my feet will get whatever education i decide is right for them"

and for the rest of the children out there i have your money in my pocket and there is nothing you can do about it .

Anonymous said...

no answers yet on which yeshiva MI went to and who is RH is?

people really should know who this hyde/ jekel really is and what is is about so the dont get fooled.

Anonymous said...

Rabosai our town has already been split over the Cheder and Bais Fayga with the great majority backing the Rosh Hayeshivas and a few loud mouths backing Mannes. Now do we really need a new Machlokes and further split over MI?
Let us ask DAAS TORAH what to do and then either we honor MI for the good he has supposedly done or if we are told that he is in fact corrupt let's run him out of town.

Anonymous said...

if anyone has to deal with MI please record all conversations and keep any files so that one day we can nail him and send him behind bars!

R. Cohen said...

We just spent 49 day in mourning for 24000 talmidim of Rebbi Akiva. they died because they did not have any respect for each other.


Do we need 24000 deaths here because of the same thing.

Think Before You right.

You all might be right with what you say, but it should be done in not such a public forum, were people from all over can read.

Anonymous said...

to 216am
its the same fight, stupid

Anonymous said...

ORCHOS CHAIM is Rabbi Mordechai Levy's yeshiva. Rabbi mordechai Levy works for the Vaad's BMG-Interesting! Is there more to this than meets the eye?

Anonymous said...

A few thoughts:

I have never met or spoken, nor do I have any connections to MI

1. My experience with the Special Education system in Lakewood has been quite pleasant. I have been very impressed with the level of service and caring.

2. It would behoove our community to get together to create special ed. and behavioral intensive classes in a small amount of schools. This would maximize the cost and resources, allowing for more students receiving excellent services. With so many schools, it is not feasible for each to have its own special ed program.

Anonymous said...

All of you great עוסקי בצרכי ציבור for your own benefit, where is the באמונה?
It's time to bring in a comercial "Roto-Rooter" to get of these sewer cloggers.
גנבים AND גזלנים without any shame at all, and you claim to follow daas torah-a bunch of fraudsters that you should be embaressed to look yourselves in the mirror.

Most of these Klal-Too'ers" make "mirror" decissions- vos loint zih mir-what's in it for me.

Usually the ones that are covering for the corupt ones have their own garbage.

Confused said...

As a parent of a special needs child this whole post is confusing. When services are needed you apply to the school district. The district places the child in what they deem is the best setting. If you are unhappy with the placement you get, you have to prove that it is inappropiate. Inappropiate does not mean it is a Public School, it means that the placement can not meat your childs educational needs, not religous needs. If you prove that the districts reccommended setting is not properly meeting your childs needs, the kid gets placed in the setting that the parent wants.

MI is not involved in any of this. All he does is defend the school district in court if someone sues them. At times that places him in conflict with parents who are unhappy with the placement they received. Many of the Jewish parents are unhappy with placements in Public School, yet the BOE does not have to place Jewish kids in Yeshivas, they are only required to place kids in an appropiate educational setting.

In summation MI is not in the position to help tha parents, he is in the position to defend the BOE. In spite of this situation MI honorably attempts to help when possible. Often it is impossible to help, as the placement can not be changed if the only reason given is that "I do not want my kid in Public School".

Now if someone can clearly explain to me what MI is doing wrong?????

Anonymous said...

to the post claiming yidden in brooklyn live like goyim! shame on you this is exactly the problem with lakewood ,you are so sick with the virus of sinas chinum you don't even realize it .You and many other phony exterior only lakewood guys are the reason lakewood is losing i'ts authenticity amongst klal yisroel.I'TS TIME FOR CHANGE IN LAKEWOOD ,mature minds rabbonim and roshei hayeshiva need to speak their minds and not be affraid of the fanatics who we as a silent majority know that they are mushchosim in derech eretz and kavod hatoira.As far as MI I don't trust anyone in lakewood who makes any kind of "machoah" because chances are it's coming from a bored disgruntled typical lakewood rabble rouser ,who is infected with sinas chinum. By the way its so intresting how everyone is so in tune with whats being posted on the INTERNET ,how pathetic,and don't tell me everyone has yesivah net,please stop the "fakeahrei"when you can hide your fake behavior is your true colors.The rest of klal yisroel is dissapointed at us .WAKE UP RABBOSAI

Anonymous said...

Dear confused

If you read the letter carefully there are 3 points

1 that MI is playing god about who does and does not get money
2 that he is denying people money they are entitled to
3 that he is in it for the money and the people he helps , he only does it as a cover , to look good.

those are the points of what the discussion should be about . as far as your assumptions you are totally wrong , he iis not only the lawyer for the BOE is is also the legal consul for the non public money as well.

as far as your cunfusions- that is what he wants people to be confused. special ed is a very confusing thing. yes you are right that the BOE can place a child in any appropriate placement even when it is a public school. but why is he placing some children in public school with the same issues as others that are being put in out of district? why is it that he is constintly placing children in publc scholl when it is inappropriate for them and denying them services even is public school? also if you say you will sue the BOE that your placement is inapropriate ,as yourself say that every parent has the right to do , all of a sudden he has many people calling you telling you your a moiser. why are you a moiser if you have the right to do it? why is he afraid to go to court?
the other issue is with the private money ( title 1 , IDEA ) , some things and places and people get money from this Fed government funding and can therefore provide services in private school , while to other people he claims there is no money.
the point is he is out to confuse you and you will be confused and very possibly burned if you trust him once you realize that the three point brought up in letter are true and the public is aware what this man is really about he will have a much harder time playing this game . also if enough complaints are filed the feds will be down shortly and finish him off for good . the more people that file complaints will make it harder for him to play his games. once he cannot steal anything there will be no reason to place children in inappropriate placements as far as public plaements , and he will have to give the private sector mone to the people who need it and not his buddies.

it is very confusing and you should either hire a lawyer or you can contact LEARN as they have a lot of info about this. you may find out that even if you think you are getting services, you were duped into a plan that you are getting much less than you need or are entitled to.

Anonymous said...

What's the phone number to LEAP? Who's behind it? Who is backing them?

Anonymous said...

What is LEARN? Who's running/behind it? Who's backing it? Do they know what they're doing?

Confused again said...

Dr Anonymous June 4, 2009 12:52PM

That is exactly my point. MI does not determine who gets money nor can he deny it to anyone who needs it. There are BOE employees who determine where the special needs child gets placed. MI defends DOE decisions as their lawyer.

He might be in it for money, however do not all people that work get paid? As a professional is he not entitled to be reimbursed for his time and expertise? He helped my child and never requested any kickbacks. There was nothing it for him.

As to the fact that he is the legal council for non public monies as well so what? Has he stolen any money? Can it be proven? Or is it just people that are jealous of his success and are trying to bring him down?????

Again MI does not place the children, and if a child is placed in Public School parents can fight it. I did and I won and MI never threataned me once. Is it possible that some parents think that "Es Kumpt Mich" and really they are undeserving????? Then he deserves thanks for keeping the budget under control.

I do not know about Title 1 monies so I will not discuss that. In addition this was about special needs.

Anonymous said...

To CONFUSED 10:43.

Did you read the original Letter or only the comments?

The complaint was denial of essential, entitled services by MI
himself. Not others. Not placements. And a complaint of unevenhandedness in the provision of services. Nowhere was placements mentioned.

Many, many comments echoed the original complaint, about lack of services, and uneven and arbitray treatment. This invites all kinds of suspicions and allegations.

It's rather simple. Why the confusion?

Still confused said...

Is it possible that some parents think that "Es Kumpt Mich" and really they are undeserving?????

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