Tamid and the Jewish Community of Lower Manhattan express our condolences to his family and our sadness for the loss of Rabbi Aaron Panken, a tremendous force in the Reform Movement in North American and Israel. May his family find comfort among all the mourner's in our world, baruch dayan haEmet, may his memory be for a blessing.
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion mourns the tragic and untimely death of our beloved President, Rabbi Aaron Panken, Ph.D., an inspiring teacher, exemplary leader of Reform Judaism, and champion of the State of Israel and the Jewish people.
Funeral services will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, May 8, at 1:00 pm at Westchester Reform Temple, 255 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale, NY. A live webstream of the service will be available at wrtemple.org.
We are coordinating bus transportation for the HUC-JIR community, leaving from HUC-JIR/New York at One West Fourth Street, New York, NY 10012 at 11:00 am, and returning to HUC-JIR/New York following the funeral. Registration is required to ensure we have enough buses. Please register at huc.edu/transportation by 5:00 pm today, Monday, May 7.
As a community in mourning, we are canceling our tribute dinner honoring Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, Ph.D., scheduled for this evening, May 7, at the Mandarin Oriental. In the coming weeks, we will be in touch regarding future plans to honor Rabbi Hoffman. Many thanks for your kind understanding during this terribly difficult time. ... See more
