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Chabad attack suspect had previously sought ‘spiritual guidance’ from rabbi

JL;DR SUMMARY In a disturbing incident on the 75th anniversary of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson's leadership of the Lubavitch movement, a 36-year-old man named Dan Sohail was arrested for ramming his car into the entrance of Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BrooklynNew York CityChabad LubavitchJewish CommunitiesHate CrimesAntisemitic IncidentsRabbi Menachem Mendel SchneersonSecurity ThreatsSpiritual GuidanceDan Sohail

Places mentioned

Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Chabad Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Jan. 9, 2024."
South Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
"Rabbi Levi Azimov, who leads Chabad of South Brunswick in New Jersey, said Sohail attended a Purim service at Chabad in March of last year."
Carteret, New Jersey, United States
"Rabbi Eliyahu Teitz, executive director of Yeshiva Gedola of Carteret, said Sohail had dropped into the yeshiva for afternoon prayer services on Tuesday."
Queens, New York, United States
"On Tuesday, a rabbi was punched in Forest Hills, Queens, and last week, a playground frequented by Orthodox families in the Borough Park neighborhood in Brooklyn was graffitied with swastikas two days in a row."
Borough Park, New York, United States
"On Tuesday, a rabbi was punched in Forest Hills, Queens, and last week, a playground frequented by Orthodox families in the Borough Park neighborhood in Brooklyn was graffitied with swastikas two days in a row."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont."
Washington DC, United States
"Originally from the Washington, D.C., area, she is a 2023 graduate of Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"He is based in Los Angeles."

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