Kesher Israel

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.

March 16, 2017 12:43 pm

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.

January 3, 2017 3:56 pm

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

No one wants politics inside the synagogue. But in Washington — considering how deeply embedded our political outlooks are in our belief systems — it's a bit of a stretch.

December 20, 2016 4:10 pm