The youngest and longest-serving chaplain in New York City history, he was also the first Jewish chief chaplain in the modern era.
Rabbi Kass joined the NYPD in 1966 at the age of 30, becoming the youngest chaplain in the department's history.
Rabbi Alvin Kass — known for bravely rushing to ground zero on  9/11 and famously disarming  a hostage-taker with two pastrami sandwiches — was honored by a sea of police officers and city ...
Rabbi Alvin Kass joined the NYPD in 1966 at age 30, becoming the youngest chaplain in the department’s history.
Rabbi Alvin Kass, who served as a respected chaplain in the NYPD for nearly 60 years, has died, department leaders announced ...
The New York Police Department is mourning the loss of its longtime chief chaplain, Rabbi Alvin Kass, who passed away at the ...
Alvin Kass's long career saw him take on global terror and local violence, including defusing a hostage crisis with a ...
Members of the New York Police Department mourned one of their longest-serving members on Wednesday morning. The NYPD’s Chief ...
Rabbi Alvin Kass, NYPD Chief Chaplain, died at 89 after nearly 60 years of service; remembered for his dedication and ...
New York leaders mourn the death of the NYPD’s chief Jewish chaplain, Rabbi Alvin Kass, at the age of 89. Kass joined the ...
Rabbi Alvin Kass, the NYPD's chief chaplain and a bedrock of the department's faith for nearly six decades, died overnight.
Beloved chaplain served nearly six decades, offering spiritual guidance and comfort to generations of NYPD officers through triumph and tragedy.