Kesher Israel

The exterior of a synagogue in Washington, DC

Suspect arrested in antisemitic attack outside Washington, DC synagogue

The suspect sprayed an unknown substance on two people while reportedly yelling “Gas the Jews.”

DC synagogue hires successor to Barry Freundel 2 1/2 years after mikvah-peeping rabbi’s arrest

Rabbi Hyim Shafner, a St. Louis spiritual leader who worked with the Jews of India, will serve at Kesher Israel.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner reportedly moving into DC house near 2 Orthodox synagogues

Their reported address leaves the Sabbath-observant power couple within walking distance of the modern Orthodox Kesher Israel and the Chabad movement’s Washington outpost.

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Beth Din of America added to $100M civil suit in Freundel mikvah-peeping case

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Barry Freundel’s former DC synagogue trying to move past mikvah trauma

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Freundel apologizes for mikvah-peeping, but must Jews forgive?

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After Freundel scandal, Washington Jewish women reclaim mikvah with mural

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Mikvah-peeping rabbi’s Washington shul hires interim replacement

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Mikvah-peeping rabbi sentenced to 6.5 years

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Kesher Israel

Suspect arrested in antisemitic attack outside Washington, DC synagogue

DC synagogue hires successor to Barry Freundel 2 1/2 years after mikvah-peeping rabbi’s arrest

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner reportedly moving into DC house near 2 Orthodox synagogues

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner look for a shul. Can we keep politics out of it?

Beth Din of America added to $100M civil suit in Freundel mikvah-peeping case

Barry Freundel’s former DC synagogue trying to move past mikvah trauma

Freundel apologizes for mikvah-peeping, but must Jews forgive?

After Freundel scandal, Washington Jewish women reclaim mikvah with mural

Mikvah-peeping rabbi’s Washington shul hires interim replacement

Mikvah-peeping rabbi sentenced to 6.5 years

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