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The doors were repaired at Chabad’s headquarters. But the sense of security is still broken.

JL;DR SUMMARY In a disturbing security incident at Chabad's world headquarters in Crown Heights, a man named Dan Sohail allegedly drove his car into the synagogue's doors after being seen trying to maneuver bollards blocking the entrance. 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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ChabadSynagogueJewish InstitutionsSecurityCrown HeightsIncidentDan SohailBollardsCommunity Vulnerability

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Crown Heights, New York, United States
"CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn Levi was leaving a celebration at Chabads world headquarters on Wednesday evening when a man he didnt know approached him with a question"
New York, United States
"The fact that someone could ram a car into 770, the most visible Jewish site in New York, is a serious security failure."
Carteret, New Jersey, United States
"Sohail also reportedly visited a yeshiva in Carteret, New Jersey, where he lives, earlier in the week, but was turned away."
New Jersey, United States
"He also tweeted that Sohail had been at a Chabad house in New Jersey earlier, and police were called to remove him."
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"Outside 770 Eastern Parkway, Menachem Amar, in for the celebration from Montreal, said he could not begin to speculate on Sohails motivation."
Australia
"The situation has renewed concerns about security that gained prominence after the deadly shooting at a public Chabad-led Hanukkah event in Australia last month."

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