--- title: Photos: Mourners Remember Slain Rabbi description: Rabbi Joseph Raksin of Brooklyn, N.Y., was shot several times Saturday on his way to a synogogue in North Miami Beach canonical: https://time.com/3101176/photos-mourners-remember-slain-rabbi/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-11T22:24:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:07:55.805Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Photos: Mourners Remember Slain Rabbi og:description: Rabbi Joseph Raksin of Brooklyn, N.Y., was shot several times Saturday on his way to a synogogue in North Miami Beach og:url: https://time.com/3101176/photos-mourners-remember-slain-rabbi/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e752c7fb85dabc3/69869f10e53aba4a204d3f32/rabbi-raksin-funeral-10.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Rabbi Joseh Raskin Killed og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Photos: Mourners Remember Slain Rabbi twitter:description: Rabbi Joseph Raksin of Brooklyn, N.Y., was shot several times Saturday on his way to a synogogue in North Miami Beach twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e752c7fb85dabc3/69869f10e53aba4a204d3f32/rabbi-raksin-funeral-10.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Photos: Mourners Remember Slain Rabbi by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Aug 11, 2014 10:24 PM CUT  Mourners gather around a hearse carrying casket of Orthodox Rabbi Joseph Raksin in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Aug. 11, 2014. Mourners gather around a hearse carrying casket of Orthodox Rabbi Joseph Raksin in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Aug. 11, 2014.John Minchillo—AP by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Aug 11, 2014 10:24 PM CUT  Mourners follow a hearse outside the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters for the funeral of Rabbi Joseph Raksin in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Aug. 11, 2014. Spencer Platt—Getty Images  Mourners gather around a hearse carrying the casket of Orthodox Rabbi Joseph Raksin, who was fatally shot Saturday while in Florida visiting relatives, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Aug. 11, 2014. John Minchillo—AP  Women watch as mourners pay their respects to the coffin in a hearse outside the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters during the funeral of Rabbi Joseph Raksin in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Aug. 11, 2014. Spencer Platt—Getty Images  A mourner reacts as members of the Orthodox Jewish community gather around the casket of Orthodox Rabbi Joseph Raksin in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Aug. 11, 2014. John Minchillo—AP  Mourners walk behind a hearse carrying the casket of Orthodox Rabbi Joseph Raksin in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Aug. 11, 2014. John Minchillo—AP  Mourners gather around a hearse carrying casket of Orthodox Rabbi Joseph Raksin in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Aug. 11, 2014. John Minchillo—AP  Mourners pay their respects to the coffin in a hearse outside the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters during the funeral of Rabbi Joseph Raksin in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Aug. 11, 2014. Spencer Platt—Getty Images  A child looks on as mourners pay their respects to the coffin in a hearse outside the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters during the funeral of Rabbi Joseph Raksin in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Aug. 11, 2014. Spencer Platt—Getty Images  Mourners embrace following a procession behind a hearse carrying the casket of Orthodox Rabbi Joseph Raksin in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Aug. 11, 2014. John Minchillo—AP  Mourners stand by after a hearse carrying the casket of Orthodox Rabbi Joseph Raksin left for burial in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Aug. 11, 2014. John Minchillo—AP ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3101176/photos-mourners-remember-slain-rabbi/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3101176/photos-mourners-remember-slain-rabbi/"},"headline":"Photos: Mourners Remember Slain Rabbi","datePublished":"2014-08-11T22:24:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:55.805Z","description":"Rabbi Joseph Raksin of Brooklyn, N.Y., was shot several times Saturday on his way to a synagogue in North Miami Beach while he was in town visiting family members. 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