Kesher Israel

Kesher Israel

Kesher Israel is an Orthodox synagogue located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Barry Freundel is its rabbi.

The synagogue attracted media attention when a member, Senator Joseph Lieberman, was nominated for vice president on the Democratic Party ticket. [cite news |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/57854748.html?dids=57854748:57854748&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+12%2C+2000&author=Bill+Broadway&pub=The+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=B.09&desc=Candidate%27s+Synagogue+in+The+Spotlight%3B+Congregation+Was+Booming+Before+Lieberman+Got+the+Nod--So+Now+What%3F |title=Candidate's Synagogue in The Spotlight; Congregation Was Booming Before Lieberman Got the Nod--So Now What? |first=Bill |last=Broadway |work=Washington Post |date=2000-08-12 |page=B09] [cite news |title=Senator an old hand at dealing with restrictions of Jewish Sabbath |work=Washington Times |date=August 8, 2000 |first=Larry |last=Witham ] [cite news |title= DEMOCRATS: THE OBSERVANCES; Lieberman Balances Private Faith With Life in the Public Eye |first=Laurie |last=Goodstein |date=August 18, 2000 |work=New York Times |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9804EEDA153EF93BA2575BC0A9669C8B63&scp=1&sq=%22Lieberman+Balances+Private+Faith%22&st=nyt]

History

The congregation was founded in 1910, in 1915 it acquired, renovated and began to meet in a building on the location of the present synagogue, which was constructed in 1935. [Olitzky, Kerry M. "The American Synagogue: A Historical Dictionary and Sourcebook", p. 92, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996]

Notable members

* Warren I. Cikins
* Hadassah Lieberman
* Joseph Lieberman
* Leon Wieseltier
* Herman Wouk

External links

* [http://kesher.org/kesher/ Kesher Israel]

Notes


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