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• Where is New York’s Jewish population growing?

  January 22, 2013 4:35pm

  The Jewish communities of Borough Park and Williamsburg in Brooklyn have accounted for two-thirds of the 10 percent increase in Jewish population in the New York area over the last decade, a UJA-Federation of New York survey reveals.

• O.U. sets date for contested presidential elections

  January 20, 2013 11:33am

  The Orthodox Union has set a March date to pick its next president in a highly unusual contested vote.

• Study: Jewish population is booming in Brooklyn neighborhoods

  January 18, 2013 4:44pm

  Two-thirds of Jewish population growth in the New York area has come from two largely Orthodox neighborhoods, a study found.

• Interfaith group sends King memorial prayer to synagogues

  January 17, 2013 4:27pm

  An interfaith group distributed a specially composed memorial prayer for the Rev. Martin Luther King to U.S. synagogues.

• Orthodox woman to head transdenominational rabbinical school

  January 16, 2013 9:21pm

  An Orthodox woman was named the president of a transdenominational rabbinical school in Southern California.

• Hadassah wires $10 million to hospital in Israel to help cover deficit

  January 15, 2013 4:05pm

  Hadassah transferred $10 million to Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem to help cover its subsidiary’s $50 million deficit.

• Ahead of March deadline, Jewish groups bracing for sequester cuts

  January 13, 2013 7:28pm

  Jewish charities are working to head off the effects of draconian spending cuts that would come into force if Congress can’t reach a budget agreement.

• Ayalon ‘optimistic’ Hagel will have good ties with Israel

  January 11, 2013 12:58am

  Israel’s deputy foreign minister said he was optimistic that Chuck Hagel would have a positive relationship with the Jewish state.

• Israeli diplomats worldwide cast absentee ballots

  January 10, 2013 4:14pm

  Israeli diplomats around the world and their families cast absentee ballots in the elections for the 19th Knesset.

• $5 million budget hole is latest woe for Conservative synagogue group

  January 8, 2013 9:09pm

  The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism is reporting a $5 million deficit for the past two years, intensifying concerns over whether an already troubled organization can right itself.