Overview

• Rabbi Avraham Wein was attacked around 2 p.m. Sunday outside his Bergenfield home, and a nearby resident intervened, with both suffering minor injuries.
• Police identified the suspect as 40-year-old Jeffrey Zicchinella of Ridgefield Park, who was arrested and booked into Bergen County Jail on two counts of simple assault.
• Bergenfield’s police chief said an extensive review found no evidence to meet bias-crime criteria, describing the episode as an isolated incident with no known prior link between the men.
• Patrols around synagogues and Jewish homes were increased as a precaution, and officials urged witnesses to contact authorities.
• Wein and his congregation said he was not hospitalized and was not building a sukkah at the time, countering early reports, as questions about motive remain under investigation.