Overview
- A packed service at East Midwood Jewish Center in Brooklyn drew hundreds of officers and officials, including Mayor Eric Adams, Attorney General Letitia James and Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
- Kass died Wednesday at age 89, and NYPD leaders held a ceremonial dignified transfer outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital before his body was taken to a Brooklyn funeral home.
- He joined the NYPD chaplaincy in 1966 at age 30 and was appointed chief chaplain in 2002, becoming the department’s longest-serving member.
- Colleagues and officers praised his counsel after the Sept. 11 attacks and his reputation for caring for members of every faith and rank.
- Interment was set for Cedar Park and Beth El Cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey, and he is survived by three children.