Funeral services were held for Joe Lieberman, a longtime U.S. senator and 2000 vice presidential candidate.

STAMFORD, CT — Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman was remembered at his funeral Friday as a man devoted to his faith and country.

Hundreds of people gathered at Lieberman's hometown synagogue in Stamford after the 82-year-old's death. Suddenly on March 27th Accidentally falls in New York City.

Lieberman's politics were a symbolic combination of being liberal on social policy and hawkish on national security.

“Joe Lieberman was a giant. He was an original. He was one of them,” said Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy.

Al Gore, who chose Lieberman as his running mate as a Democratic presidential candidate in 2000, was among the speakers who called Lieberman a good man and a great patriot.

Lieberman served four terms in the U.S. Senate, including one term as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to now-Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont.

“He won as an independent. He has remained a proud independent ever since. He was always a calming presence. As I watched the partisans shoot, I thought of him as a man on a rough seas.” I like to think of it as a bridge over the bridge,” Lamont said.

Mr. Lieberman ran alongside Mr. Gore, making history as the first Jew to run for president on a major party ticket.

“It wasn't just about breaking down barriers, it was about opening up a vision. That was the American dream,” said Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

“We laughed together, we fought hard together for what we want this country to be, and we prayed together,” Gore said.

Lieberman's daughter, Hani Loewenstein, said her father's devout Judaism instilled humility in him.

“Even in recent years, you often described yourself as just a simple kid from Stanford. Despite your stature and life experience, you were very humble,” Loewenstein said. .

In recent years, Lieberman co-founded the No Label Party to promote bipartisanship. He worked to the end to promote a vision of an America in which leaders found common ground and resolved differences.

Lieberman was buried in his hometown of Stamford on Friday afternoon.