Rabbi Barry Freundel, the longtime spiritual leader at Kesher Israel in Washington, D.C., was arrested and charged with voyeurism after the synagogue board alerted the authorities.
Freundel, 62, was taken away Tuesday in handcuffs after uniformed officers and plainclothes detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department searched his home in the Georgetown section of Washington, Washingtonian magazine reported.
A statement from the board of directors emailed to congregants said it had suspended Freundel without pay.
“Upon receiving information regarding potentially inappropriate activity, the Board of Directors quickly alerted the appropriate officials,” said the statement. “Throughout the investigation, we cooperated fully with law enforcement and will continue to do so.”
D.C. rabbi Barry Freundel arrested, charged with voyeurism | Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Rabbi Freundel was in charge of the Beth Din in Washington DC and handled Beth Din disputes, conversions, and other matters. Also be cautious of using the Beth Din of America for your GET, conversion or other religious issue. Both Rabbi Shlomo Weissmann and Rabbi Gedalia Dov Schwartz have seruv’s against them. Prior judges on this court have had a multitude of problems. Read more about it at thebethdin dot com. Too many Beth Dins and Rabbis are corrupt and dishonest.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rabbi for your comment. Although I am perplexed as to what the Beth Din dispute has to do with Freundel's arrest on charges of voyeurism. If there is something specific that you can enlighten myself and my readers with pertaining to this current incident, I am more than willing to share.
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