Many are crying foul to the long-held tradition that only men – and only certain ones at that – are allowed to vote for leadership of the Corwn Heights Jewish Community Council (CHJCC), which facilitates access to government programs like food stamps and housing subsidies, and serves as a clearinghouse for the local Jewish community, as well as represents it to government officials.  more>

It is hard to overstate the impact of some of the previous national surveys. The 1990 NJPS finding of a 52 percent national Jewish intermarriage rate – later revised downward to 43 percent – sparked a massive overhaul of the Jewish communal agenda. more>

According to Rachel Yehuda, a lead author of the study, “the observation that [sexual abuse] is not less of a problem here is important. One can’t walk away saying Orthodox Judaism is protecting women against abuse.” more>

For the first time in recent history there is a higher percentage of poor households within the Jewish community, 13 percent, than among white households in the city as a whole. more>

As cultural winds shift, their lifecycle rites gaining new acceptance. more>

Jewish numbers are stable at 1.4 million but the New York area faces poverty crisis. Orthodox Russian population is booming. Some demographers question survey’s accuracy. more>

A leading demographer has found that there are 18 percent more Jews in America than earlier reports have stated. The survey sets the stage for a debate over whom should be counted as a Jew; the community’s perception of itself as either withering or thriving; and the crucial communal policy and funding decisions made by Jewish organizations. more>