Barry Freundel

Converts say Freundel’s abuse of power extended beyond mikvah peeping

Rabbi Barry Freundel didn’t just make conversion candidates take practice dunks in the mikvah where he allegedly spied on them in the shower — he also compelled them to do clerical tasks and donate money to the local rabbinical court.

By Uriel Heilman October 21, 2014 3:37 pm

Op-Ed: What the Freundel scandal says about Orthodoxy

If the allegations against the prominent Washington rabbi are true, they confirm the worst suspicions about the status of women in Orthodox Judaism, Elana Sztokman writes.

October 21, 2014 12:05 pm

Israeli Chief Rabbinate: Freundel’s conversions are valid

The Israeli Chief Rabbinate said it will recognize all past conversions performed by Rabbi Barry Freundel, the Washington rabbi charged with voyeurism.

October 21, 2014 10:40 am