President of the Jewish Union died in a plane crash in the Hudson Valley
According to the institution, the president of a leading Jewish seminary died on Saturday morning after a small plane that he piloted crashed about 70 miles northwest of Manhattan.
Photo: Hebrew Union College
On the death of Rabbi Aaron Panken, President Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, announced the press secretary of the seminary, Jean Rosensaft.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported that the Aeronca 7AC crashed immediately after taking off from Randall Airport in Orange County, North Carolina.
Officials at the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that there were two people aboard the ship during the crash, but did not provide their names and reasons for the crash.
Mrs. Rosensaft confirmed that 53-year-old Rabbi Panken was killed in a crash. In an interview, she said that he was a “highly qualified pilot” who performed a regular flight with an instructor. The second person suffered injuries that are not life threatening.
Rabbi Panken was elected President 12 Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2013 year and approved next year.
He has led four campuses—in Cincinnati, Los Angeles, New York, and Jerusalem—that provide academic and professional training programs in Reform Judaism for rabbis, educators, and nonprofit managers, as well as graduate programs for scholars of all faiths.
“Rabbi Panken was an outstanding rabbi and scholar, a dedicated teacher, and an exemplary leader of the Reform Movement for nearly three decades,” the seminary said in a statement.
Born in New York, Rabbi Panken graduated from the Johns Hopkins University electrical program and received his doctorate in Hebrew and Judaic studies at New York University.
“I would like to see more people who are passionate about Jewish values actually consider this career,” Panken said. “Unfortunately, for many young people, this is not the first thing they think about when choosing a career.”
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