The bizarre story surrounding the ramming attack outside Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway took another strange turn today, as new video footage surfaced showing the suspect dancing inside 770 just two weeks ago — wearing the same clothing as during last night’s attack.
The footage, which has now begun circulating online, raises serious new questions about the suspect’s background, motives, and prior presence inside the iconic Brooklyn landmark.
As YWN reported exclusively last night, highly credible sources told YWN that the suspect had arrived earlier this week at a yeshiva in Carteret, New Jersey, claiming he wanted to convert to Judaism. Sources said he was not taken seriously and became visibly upset by the response, which may have contributed to what later turned into a deranged and violent rampage.
In another interesting development, additional law enforcement sources told YWN on Thursday morning that the suspect informed investigators he recently discovered he was Jewish through a DNA test and had been going around to different synagogues attempting to “convert.”
Despite these claims, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani both publicly labeled the incident an antisemitic attack.
Fox News reported this morning that the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation and is probing the case as a potential federal hate crime.
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This video should be circulated all over. It is a show of beautiful kiruv work done by Chabad. It looks like the Rebbe’s message from above was to open the doors. We need to be mekariv all including ourselves. To increase our ruchnius no matter who we are. We learn from this individual to keep trying to break through the gates of Heavens no matter what our needs are. To keep davening and increasing our learning and chesed. Fascinating it came the day the Rebbe became Rebbe. With all the upheaval in the world every day is coming closer to Mossiach. Why does he not show up. So many millions of our brothers and sisters are lost. And it’s not only reform or unaffiliated. It’s our communities with OTD kids and weak adults. The Rebbe’s message is for all. Take off the doors. Those with kids off the derech open the doors for them. As far as security around 770 just put up cement flower pots as the sfardim did around their shuls on Ocean parkway. Every community no matter who we are can use the Rebbe’s message. It’s happening already when Reb Aharan the Satmar rebbe visits Chabad houses around the country. We all recall when Rubashkin cell doors opened and yidden from every stripe danced in celebration. It was a mossiach moment.
I heard on the radio someone (who was there) say that this nut told people to move away before he did it
Seems like the guy is missing some screws and isn’t antisemitic
The guy was well on the way to be a big Chusid of the Rebbuh. Beard, peiyes, visiting “770”, dancing with Chabadskers, Yechi yarmulka…. Okay, so maybe he was missing long pants and a hat. Easily fixed. Did he also visit the Rebbuh’s tomb?
“the suspect had arrived earlier this week at a yeshiva in Carteret, New Jersey, claiming he wanted to convert to Judaism”
– if that yeshiva is Beis Shamay, why would he think 770 was Beis Hillel?
Timnah who went with Alifaz son of Esav and had a kid with him Amalek. Timnah tried to get into the families of Avrohom yitzchak and yaakov but was rejected. Her hurt was so deep that she ended up giving birth to Amalek. This guy it seems tried to become Jewish by going to a litvish yeshiva but was rejected. They should have spoken to him and maybe told him to keep the seven mitzvahs Bnei Noach. This lesson is for all yeshivas rejecting kids and causing them to go completely off the derech. Everyone has seen this.
So not antisemitic…. probably just felt rejected or has mental issues
@coffee addict-“I heard on the radio someone (who was there) say that this nut told people to move away before he did it”
-You didnt need to hear it on radio its obvious from the video if he had wanted to hit people he would have done so and not approach slowly and wait for people to get out of the way.
@(chabad)flatbushyid-“We all recall when Rubashkin cell doors opened and yidden from every stripe danced in celebration. It was a mossiach moment.”
-lol thats a moshiach moment? So if yidden didnt celebrate a yid being released from prison you would claim they all hate us, they all hate chabad. But if yidden are happy for a yid going out of prison then it means they are all “admitting and submitting” to chabad. You just cant win lol. When reality is guided by your imagination, i guess it makes it easier to understand why this sect always thinks its all about them.
Plus from your other comments we can see your hatred just leaking out while you play the victim card as usual. No missed opportunites.
For those suggesting (e.g. Clappy) that the service road be totally closed off, please consider that the Rebbe still needs access for his car to 770…
To rightwriter
I in fact Im not Chabad. But I love all Jews. Yes it was a mossiach moment all the way when Rubashkin was released. It was the first time in our last two centuries that Jews were united. The streets of every Frum community were dancing. From Boro park to Monsey to Monroe to kiryas Yoel to Williamsburg to Lakewood to crown heights to Israel there was a moment of joy that showed us how when mossiach comes all will dance together. Never before was there such unity. Our generation is far better than the pre holocaust one. We may not have the giants they had but we have way more yeshivas and chesed than the previous generation. I watched chesed of all types. Chaveirim helping Jews pull out their cars from the snow. Shomrim and shmira risking their lives to protect yidden. So much chesed and our generation is protected and will never have a repeat holocaust because we have massive kiruv movements like Chabad,Aish,Nevei,Ohr Someach,Arachim ,and so many others. Before the holocaust by and large the secular Jews were ignored and no one did kiruv. What that generation failed to know was that all yidden are Hashem children. And even though today most are off ,He considers them his kids. Yes all five million assimilated Jews in America and four million im Israel and elsewhere are HiS. And outreach was started by the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe after the holocaust in America. It was enhanced by the next Rebbe his son in law. Today there is Torah on every level. From Torah anytime to Reb Rli Stefansky to Sruli Borenstein. We have Artscroll and translations of Torah in every language. Yes we are the generation fit to welcome Mossiach. Despite all the world sinking in values,we walk around dressed as Jews with black hats,streimels and hanging tzitzas. Our generation is the best.
Rightwriter,
I have no interest in watching those videos
interesting. so a dna test that claims he’s jewish led him to smash 770. h”vsh if he had been told he was a sioux indian! those dna tests should carry a warning, in big letters, that says: “not to be taken seriously”.