The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/voyeurism/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:28:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png voyeurism | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/voyeurism/ 32 32 DC synagogue reaches $14.25 million settlement with victims of peeping rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/dc-synagogue-reaches-14-5-million-settlement-with-victims-of-peeping-rabbi/ Tue, 28 Aug 2018 17:56:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1916179 Kesher Israel says it's confident it would have prevailed in a trial, but settled the class action because it was best for the community

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]]> Play about Peeping Tom rabbi dismays real-life victims https://www.timesofisrael.com/play-about-peeping-tom-rabbi-dismays-real-life-victims/ Tue, 11 Jul 2017 07:44:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1656003 'Constructive Fictions' by AJ Campbell imagines DC's Barry Freundel, who filmed women undressing, in prison

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]]> DC synagogue hires successor for mikvah-peeping rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/dc-synagogue-hires-successor-for-mikvah-peeping-rabbi/ Fri, 17 Mar 2017 05:45:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1582162 Hyim Shafner to take reins at Kesher Israel, almost three years after arrest of Barry Freundel for voyeurism

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]]> US appeals court upholds sentence of ‘peeping tom’ rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-appeals-court-upholds-sentence-of-peeping-tom-rabbi/ Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:48:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1464855 Barry Freundel, who filmed women in mikvah, guilty of 52 charges of voyeurism, must serve 6 1/2 years in jail

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]]> Skverer rebbe’s employee accused of secretly filming nude couples at NJ motel https://www.timesofisrael.com/skverer-rebbes-employee-accused-of-secretly-filming-nude-couples-at-nj-motel/ Thu, 26 May 2016 03:06:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1398845 Nachman Breier, a driver and former chef for David Twersky, arrested on charges of invasion of privacy

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]]> A year on, DC shul’s mikvah trauma slowly heals https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-year-on-dc-shuls-mikvah-trauma-slowly-heals/ Sat, 09 Jan 2016 20:25:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1314195 As Rabbi Barry Freundel sits in jail, Orthodox synagogue Kesher Israel turns to a rabbi/psychologist to help pick up the pieces

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]]> Rabbi apologizes for mikvah-peeping, but must Jews forgive? https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-apologizes-for-mikvah-peeping-but-must-jews-forgive/ Sat, 12 Sep 2015 22:00:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1250080 As Barry Freundel expresses regret for actions, Jewish clergy note that whether to forgive remains up to the victims

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]]> After voyeurism scandal, DC women reclaim mikvah with mural https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-voyeurism-scandal-dc-women-reclaim-mikvah-with-mural/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 03:22:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1237178 Project allows Barry Freundel's 'shattered' congregants to put the pieces back together and restore sanctity to ritual bath

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]]> Judge upholds sentence of mikveh-peeping rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/judge-upholds-sentence-of-mikveh-peeping-rabbi/ Sat, 01 Aug 2015 16:51:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1226010 Barry Freundel, jailed for 6.5 years, installed clandestine camera in Washington ritual bath, filmed 52 women from congregation he led

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]]> After voyeurism scandal, RCA panel urges conversion reform https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-voyeurism-scandal-rca-panel-urges-conversion-reform/ Mon, 06 Jul 2015 17:26:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1210386 Committee recommends greater transparency, support for conversion candidates, oversight of rabbis

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]]> Mikvah-peeping rabbi sentenced to 6.5 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/mikvah-peeping-rabbi-sentenced-to-6-5-years/ Fri, 15 May 2015 23:18:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1183543 Judge tells Barry Freundel, convicted of 52 counts of misdemeanor voyeurism: 'You violated the trust your victims had in you'

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]]> Mikvah-peeping rabbi seeking community service sentence https://www.timesofisrael.com/mikvah-peeping-rabbi-seeking-community-service-sentence/ Tue, 12 May 2015 21:42:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1181616 Prosecutors recommend 17-year sentence for Barry Freundel, while his attorneys argue against incarceration

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]]> Synagogue launches religious court case to evict Rabbi Barry Freundel https://www.timesofisrael.com/synagogue-launches-religious-court-case-to-evict-rabbi-barry-freundel/ Fri, 30 Jan 2015 04:33:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1130516 Rabbi charged with voyeurism said last month he didn't intend to leave Kesher Israel-owned house

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]]> Freundel-related lawsuit adds RCA as defendant https://www.timesofisrael.com/freundel-related-lawsuit-adds-rca-as-defendant/ Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:12:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1108632 Rabbinical association named as defendant in voyeurism case, along with synagogue, mikveh, and Georgetown Law School

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]]> Student sues Freundel’s synagogue for turning blind eye https://www.timesofisrael.com/student-sues-freundels-synagogue-for-turning-blind-eye/ Wed, 03 Dec 2014 06:27:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1100809 Jewish woman charges congregation with willfully ignoring the DC rabbi's 'bizarre behavior' with women

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