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Barry Freundel, Georgetown Rabbi, Is Arrested On Voyeurism Charge
Washington Post ^ | October 14, 2014 | Peter Hermann and Michelle Boorstein

Posted on 10/14/2014 9:27:49 PM PDT by Steelfish

Barry Freundel, Georgetown Rabbi, Is Arrested On Voyeurism Charge

By Peter Hermann and Michelle Boorstein October 14 A prominent modern Orthodox rabbi at a Georgetown synagogue was arrested by D.C. police on Tuesday morning and charged with voyeurism, according to a department spokeswoman.

Barry Freundel, 62, of the Kesher Israel Congregation, was being held in police custody Tuesday and was likely to have an initial appearance in D.C. Superior Court on Wednesday. Within hours, the synagogue’s board of directors suspended him without pay.

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1 posted on 10/14/2014 9:27:49 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Hey Rabbi—good to see you! What can we do for you?
Oh nothing, I suppose. Today I’m just looking.


2 posted on 10/14/2014 9:35:22 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Steelfish

Oy vey


3 posted on 10/14/2014 9:37:47 PM PDT by doc1019
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I guess the trial lawyers sucked all they could out of the catholic church, now they take a crack at the rabbis.


4 posted on 10/14/2014 9:46:39 PM PDT by willywill
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To: willywill

Practically speaking, he’d be better off if he converted.


5 posted on 10/14/2014 10:00:04 PM PDT by lbryce (Barack Obama:Misbegotten, Bastard Offspring of Satan and Medusa.)
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To: lbryce

He’s be a natural tub thumper. Standards of conduct not too stringent: No dead girls or live boys.


6 posted on 10/14/2014 10:09:49 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Steelfish
I guess all you can see on the Internet was not enough. Maybe that was the problem.... Just asking.....
7 posted on 10/14/2014 10:10:10 PM PDT by Fungi (The bigger the government, the smaller the individual.)
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To: Fungi

I was thinking the same thing, that they have web sites for this sort of thing.


8 posted on 10/14/2014 10:15:03 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: Steelfish

According to the article, the Rabbi is on the “progressive” side of Orthodox Judaism. Apparently, the situation involves a hidden camera, a la Erin Andrews.


9 posted on 10/14/2014 10:23:05 PM PDT by MDLION ("Trust in the Lord with all your heart" -Proverbs 3:5)
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To: Steelfish

Had to look the word up but heck I have done that once quite by accident and sure wish I could see it again.


10 posted on 10/15/2014 6:38:02 AM PDT by ravenwolf (nd)
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Its the old rabbi shoe-cam trick again!


11 posted on 10/15/2014 10:09:37 AM PDT by RBStealth (--raised by wolves, disciplined and educated by nuns.)
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To: Steelfish

Dem donors?


12 posted on 10/15/2014 2:14:34 PM PDT by OldNewYork
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