EAST MIDWOOD AND CITYWIDE — RABBI ALVIN KASS, WHO SERVED AS THE EAST MIDWOOD JEWISH CENTER’S SPIRITUAL LEADER FOR OVER THREE DECADES, DIED EARLY WEDNESDAY, according to several sources . He was 89.

The East Midwood Jewish Center, in a statement released Wednesday, recalled, “In his 36 years at the helm of the East Midwood Jewish Center, Rabbi Kass led the synagogue through some of its most challenging times. He touched the lives of countless congregants, shepherding them through times of joy and times of sadness. In his 60 years with the [New York Police Department], his impact on the police force and on New York City was immeasurable. As the first Jewish chief chaplain of the NYPD, this impact was felt deeply in the Jewish community as well.”

Rabbi Alvin Kass (left) receives h

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