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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 615

Barry Freundel

Bethany Mandel at her home in a suburb of Washington, DC, May 25, 2020. (Ron Kampeas/ JTA)
July 11, 2020, 3:25 am
Conservative influencer Bethany Mandel says you can call her a ‘Grandma Killer’
US writer, activist and social media personality leans into criticism in the hopes that her controversial posts will provoke thought — but her writing also reveals a softer side
By Ron Kampeas
Rabbi Barry Freundel leaves the DC Superior Court House in Washington, February 19, 2015. (AP file Photo/Cliff Owen)
April 1, 2020, 10:48 pm
Mikveh-peeping rabbi Freundel cleared to leave prison immediately
Once-prominent Modern Orthodox rabbi in Washington was slated for early release later this month on good behavior after 5 years’ imprisonment; date moved up due to pandemic
By Ron Kampeas
Rabbi Barry Freundel exits a courthouse after entering his guilty plea, February 19, 2015. (Dmitriy Shapiro/Washington Jewish Week via JTA)
March 31, 2020, 7:50 pm
Mikveh-peeping DC rabbi set for early prison release
US Attorney’s Office asks Barry Freundel’s victims if they object to him being freed on April 15 rather than in 2021 as scheduled, cites his ‘good time’ credit
By Ron Kampeas
Rabbi Barry Freundel leaves the DC Superior Court House in Washington, February 19, 2015. (AP file Photo/Cliff Owen)
August 28, 2018, 8:56 pm
DC synagogue reaches $14.25 million settlement with victims of peeping rabbi
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
By Eric Cortellessa and JTA
Rabbi Barry Freundel exiting the courthouse after entering his guilty plea, February 19, 2015. (JTA/Dmitriy Shapiro/Washington Jewish Week)
April 27, 2018, 3:49 pm
Mikvah-peeping Rabbi Barry Freundel’s jail sentence cut for good behavior
DC Modern Orthodox rabbi has over a year reduced from term; mix-up indicated he’d go free in 4 months, but release date is actually in August 2020
By Josefin Dolsten
Rabbi Barry Freundel leaves the DC Superior Court House in Washington, February 19, 2015. (AP file Photo/Cliff Owen)
July 11, 2017, 10:44 am
Play about Peeping Tom rabbi dismays real-life victims
‘Constructive Fictions’ by AJ Campbell imagines DC’s Barry Freundel, who filmed women undressing, in prison
By Stuart Winer
Rabbi Hyim Shafner. (Screen capture: YouTube via JTA)
March 17, 2017, 7:45 am
DC synagogue hires successor for mikvah-peeping rabbi
Hyim Shafner to take reins at Kesher Israel, almost three years after arrest of Barry Freundel for voyeurism
By JTA
Rabbi Barry Freundel leaves the DC Superior Court House in Washington, February 19, 2015. (AP file Photo/Cliff Owen)
September 18, 2016, 8:48 pm
US appeals court upholds sentence of ‘peeping tom’ rabbi
Barry Freundel, who filmed women in mikvah, guilty of 52 charges of voyeurism, must serve 6 1/2 years in jail
By JTA
Rabbi Barry Freundel leaves the DC Superior Court House in Washington, February 19, 2015. (AP file Photo/Cliff Owen)
August 16, 2016, 9:59 pm
Beth Din of America added to $100m civil suit in Freundel case
Plaintiffs say warning signs were ignored regarding rabbi convicted of secretly taping women in his synagogue’s ritual bath
By JTA
Rabbi Barry Freundel exiting the courthouse after entering his guilty plea, February 19, 2015. (JTA/Dmitriy Shapiro/Washington Jewish Week)
June 22, 2016, 6:05 am
Mikvah-peeping rabbi’s attorney appeals prison sentence
Barry Freundel’s lawyer says 6.5-year sentence handed down is illegal, needs to be limited to a year
By JTA and ToI Staff
Rabbi Barry Freundel leaves the DC Superior Court House in Washington, February 19, 2015. (AP file Photo/Cliff Owen)
January 9, 2016, 10:25 pm
A year on, DC shul’s mikvah trauma slowly heals
As Rabbi Barry Freundel sits in jail, Orthodox synagogue Kesher Israel turns to a rabbi/psychologist to help pick up the pieces
By Uriel Heilman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2015 (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
September 13, 2015, 9:25 pm
From across Jewish world, looking back at a tumultuous 5775
With terrorist attacks on European Jews, sex offender rabbis, and a Diaspora divided over the Iran deal, this Jewish year was one of few silver linings
By Uriel Heilman
LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers and head coach David Blatt speak late in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks during Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2015 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena on May 26, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images/AFP)
September 13, 2015, 5:48 am
The Jews who ruled the news in 5775
From the basketball to supreme courts, from peeping rabbis to whistleblowing ambassadors, a heap of headline-grabbing personalities
By Julie Wiener
Rabbi Barry Freundel leaves the DC Superior Court House in Washington, February 19, 2015. (AP file Photo/Cliff Owen)
September 13, 2015, 1:00 am
Rabbi apologizes for mikvah-peeping, but must Jews forgive?
As Barry Freundel expresses regret for actions, Jewish clergy note that whether to forgive remains up to the victims
By Uriel Heilman
Rabbi Barry Freundel exiting the courthouse after entering his guilty plea, February 19, 2015. (JTA/Dmitriy Shapiro)
September 11, 2015, 5:50 am
Read Rabbi Barry Freundel’s full apology letter
In missive dated Sept. 8, former head of prominent synagogue says he’s aware of negative repercussions his actions have had throughout Jewish world
By JTA
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