A rabbi was assaulted in Bergenfield Sunday afternoon by a man who bolted from his car and attacked the victim in the area of Sussex Road, police say.

Bergenfield police apprehended a suspect, Jeffrey Zicchinella, 40, shortly after the 2 p.m. attack and charged the Ridgefield Park resident with two counts of simple assault.

Bergenfield Police Chief Mustafa Rabboh said in a statement that a nearby resident came to the aid of the victim and both suffered minor injuries. The chief did not identify the victim but referred to him as a “faith leader.”

Northjersey.com identified the victim as Avraham Wein, assistant rabbi at Congregation Keter Torah in Teaneck.

Police took Zicchinella to the Bergen County Jail to await court proceedings and an investigation was ongoing Sunday evening with t

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