RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. — The man accused of attacking Rabbi Avraham Wein outside his Bergenfield home last year is back behind bars.

Jeffrey Zicchinella, 41, was arrested Sunday and charged with two counts of stalking, two counts of harassment and one count of defiant trespassing, according to Ridgefield Park police.

The arrest comes just five months after Zicchinella was released from Bergen County Jail following a series of assaults that included the attack on Rabbi Wein.

For Bergen County Jews, Zicchinella is best known for the frightening attack on Rabbi Wein on Oct. 5, 2025.

Rabbi Wein was outside his Bergenfield home on Sussex Road when Zicchinella allegedly stopped his vehicle, got out and attacked him.

A neighbor saw what was happening and rushed to help. Surveillance video showed people running over as Rabbi Wein was being attacked in his yard. The neighbor and Rabbi Wein both suffered minor injuries.

Police initially investigated whether the attack could have been bias-related. Bergenfield Police Chief Mustafa Rabboh later said there was no evidence that Rabbi Wein was targeted because he was Jewish, calling it a random and unprovoked act of violence. Police nevertheless increased patrols around homes and synagogues as a precaution.

The attack happened just days before Sukkot and sent shock waves through the local Jewish community.

Rabbi Wein was not hospitalized, despite reports that circulated at the time. He also was not building his sukkah when the attack occurred.

Since then, Rabbi Wein and his family have made aliyah and moved to Israel. Rabbi Wein now lives in Israel and is teaching at Yeshivat Har Etzion.

But Zicchinella's legal troubles did not end with the attack on Rabbi Wein.

Earlier that same night, police said, Zicchinella broke a 28-year-old man's nose at a 7-Eleven on Main Street in Hackensack before fleeing.

More than six hours later, Ridgefield Park police said a 26-year-old man was walking near Summit Street and Lincoln Avenue when a stranger knocked him to the ground and repeatedly punched him in the head and face.

Zicchinella was also charged with harassment after police said he repeatedly contacted and showed up at an acquaintance's former home.

He spent nearly six months in Bergen County Jail before pleading guilty to several simple assault charges. He was sentenced to time served and released April 22.

He was also ordered to pay $930 in fines and costs. State court records show $850 remains unpaid.

Now, five months after his release, Zicchinella is back in jail.

Police say the latest case began with repeated calls, messages and visits to a Ridgefield Park resident's home. The victim told police the communications were threatening, according to Lt. Justin Tress.

Zicchinella remains held in Bergen County Jail.

The latest charges are stalking, harassment and trespassing.

For a community that watched Rabbi Wein get attacked outside his own home, his alleged attacker's return to jail is an unwelcome reminder of a disturbing chapter that began nearly a year ago.