The Needham community gathered Saturday to show support for a local Rabbi and his wife who were impacted by a suspicious fire Thursday night.
Dozens attended the candlelight service at the Chabad Jewish Center on High Rock Street in Needham.
Acting Arlington Police Chief Julie Flaherty called the fires a “direct assault on the community.”
Firefighters responding to a reported fire at the center around 10 p.m. learned Rabbi Mendy Krinsky had put the small fire out on his own and there was no damage to the structure.
An hour earlier, another small fire was set at the Arlington Chabad Center for Jewish Life.
It was the second fire at that location in just two days.
An investigation is underway to determine if the fires are connected.
A $20,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction, according to Anti-Defamation League Director Robert Trestan.
Anyone with information or who witnesses suspicious activity is asked to call Arlington police at 781-643-1212 or Needham police at 781-455-7570.
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