Rabbi Alvin Kass is the Chief Chaplain of the NYPD. Rabbi Alvin Kass is the Chief Chaplain of the NYPD.
Opinion I was the NYPD’s only Jewish chaplain at ground zero. Here’s what I learned on 9/11 Rabbi Alvin Kass is the current head of the NYPD chaplains and is also the longest-serving chaplain, having worked under 7 mayors and 16 police commissioners. Rabbi Kass was on duty the day of Sept. 11th, 2001. Twenty years later, the Forward spoke to Rabbi Kass about his impressions of that tragic day, how his… By Alvin Kass Sep 09, 2021 | 5 min read
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