Kesher israel
Synagogue Reaches Settlement In Case Of Rabbi Who Spied On Women In Mikveh
The cases could be resolved on a class-wide basis for $14.25 million, rather than the $100 million originally sought
‘Harvey Weinstein Wave’ Topples High-Profile Jewish Intellectual Leon Wieseltier
A sexual harassment scandal could stain the the legacy of Leon Wieseltier, one of the Jewish community’s top intellectuals.
Rabbi Hired To Replace Mikveh-Peeping Barry Freundel at Kesher Israel
— Kesher Israel has hired a successor to Rabbi Barry Freundel, who was arrested 2 1/2 years ago for secretly videotaping women in the mikvah ritual bath of the Washington, D.C., synagogue, and is now in prison. Rabbi Hyim Shafner, a congregational rabbi in St. Louis since 2004, will serve as the senior rabbi…
Ivanka and Jared Zero In on D.C. Synagogue
First daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner are in the midst of the ancient Jewish tradition of “shul shopping” - the painful process of finding the right synagogue when moving to a new town.
Barry Freundel’s Synagogue Still Haunted by Mikveh Peeping Scandal
(JTA) - Though it’s been more than a year since Rabbi Barry Freundel was hauled away in handcuffs for installing secret cameras at his synagogue’s mikvah, his crime still casts a shadow over his longtime Orthodox congregation, Kesher Israel.
Synagogue Hires Replacement for Disgraced Rabbi Barry Freundel
The Washington, D.C., synagogue whose longtime rabbi was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for voyeurism has hired a part-time replacement on an interim basis.
Rabbi Barry Freundel's Wife Speaks for First Time Since Mikveh-Peep Arrest
The estranged wife of Rabbi Barry Freundel, who pleaded guilty to secretly videotaping women in his Orthodox synagogue’s mikvah, spoke publicly for the first time since his arrest in October.
How Could We Have Trusted Rabbi Barry Freundel?
Now that Rabbi Barry Freundel has pleaded guilty, we can begin some much-needed soul-searching. Jay Michaelson writes we should start with the powerful people who lionized him.
Rabbi Barry Freundel Pleads Guilty to Peeping on 52 Women in Mikveh
Rabbi Barry Freundel, the former spiritual leader at a prominent Washington synagogue, pleaded guilty to 52 counts of misdemeanor voyeurism.
Mikveh-Peep Rabbi Barry Freundel Secretly Videotaped at Least 150 Women, Prosecutors Say
Rabbi Barry Freundel secretly videotaped at least 150 women in the mikveh at his prominent Washington D.C. synagogue, prosectors reportedly told a meeting of alleged victims.