Once completed, the center will be open to all members of the community regardless of background with no membership fees required. Shapiro said Chabad is nondenominational and completely donation based, with all forms of Judaism as well as other religions welcome. He added that its message is “love your neighbor as yourself, that's the foundational teachings of Chabad.”

Shapiro acknowledged incidents like the vandalism could not be stopped overnight.

“It’s a reality, there is hate out there. People hate for no reason whatsoever,” Shapiro said. “We try to come up with reasons why people hate and I think it’s a disease, a spiritual disease. People have an inner hatred for people that are not like them, for people they don't understand. Unfortunately, we live in a culture where killing and even vandalism, it's part of the culture. It’s entertainment."

“How do you combat that? You combat that with love for no reason,” Shapiro added. “We are so used to loving for something in return, giving for something in return. If we can just love for no reason whatsoever, that’s how you combat the forces of hate in the world.”

FPD encourages anyone with information about the crime to contact detective Mike Rodriguez at (928) 679-4098 or Silent Witness at (928) 774-6111. On Tuesday afternoon, the Anti-Defamation League announced that it is offering a reward of $2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible.

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