Prominent Rabbi attacked in Brooklyn Heights
15-Year-old arrested in Joralemon Street assault on Rabbi Aaron Raskin
A prominent Orthodox rabbi was attacked on a Brooklyn Heights street this past Sunday evening, and community members say the incident fits into a pattern of crime on Joralemon Street.
Rabbi Aaron Raskin, spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Avraham, an Orthodox synagogue on Remsen St., said he was approached from behind by five individuals and assaulted while walking down Joralemon Street towards his home, according to his spokesperson Warren H. Cohn.
Rabbi Raskin, 48, was punched while talking on his cell phone, according to Cohen, who issued a release about the incident and also spoke directly to the Brooklyn Eagle.