news & features

• 3 Jewish Democrats vying in Illinois Congress race

• N.J. judge bans Web site that’s anti-Jews for Jesus

• Would-be U.S. citizens facing new hurdles from Washington

• After Smithsonian flap, NIF launches own Israel 50th

• Who should get tested for Tay-Sachs disease?

• Do 3 arrests justify ADL fears?

• Flatow damage award may deter terrorists, judge says

• Will Jewish-Arab kiss spur harmony, or Benetton sales?

• Israel Supreme Court rules against sexual harassment

• Former Lithuanian Nazi leader gets postponement of crime trial

• Israel and Jordan vow to repair strained relationship

• Mideast Report

• Alleged terrorist causes stir by citing Barak comments

• 1,554 ex-officers sign ad urging peace, not settlements

• World Report

• Shooting of 3 Arabs sparks heated rioting

• Israeli computer hacker gives tips to 2 Sonoma kids

• MK tries to block award for Amos Oz

• Israel steps up efforts to gain the release of Pollard

• Is Arafat ready to meet Netanyahu again?

• Fabricated tale of rape, divorce underlies Israel’s religious woes

• News Ananlysis: Final verdict in Priebke case deeply divides Jews of Italy

• JFCS to collect food, offer parental help

• Jewish medical ethicist focuses on `bedside’ issues

• East Bay Short Meditation class will concentrate on mystery of life

• Nuclear family long gone, Ms. magazine founder says

• Anti-Semitic acts decline nationwide, up a bit here

• Young-adult emigres mix and mingle at Russian club

• Local leaders decry Headwaters proposal

• Project lets dying mothers pass on stories, wisdom

• Art show probes scapegoating of Jews, other groups

• Editor of Hadassah women’s book to examine new roles in talk here

• Tehiyah hoopsters clinch championship

• Putting your life into words is topic of writer’s S.F. talk

• South Bay Shorts Aptos synagogue will offer Tai Chi class for everyone

• Abba Eban Peninsula visit will celebrate Israel at 50

• Show lampoons—and abbreviates—the Bible

• Relations among Jews, blacks are improving, professor says

• San Francisco Shorts Multimillion-dollar Haas funds gift will restore S.F. shoreline park

• Women, like Jews, need their own land, feminist says

• D.A.‘s deal with Pils sets stringent limits

• News Analysis: Slur stirs tensions between Orthodox and secular

• Peninsula baby defies the odds: Science breakthrough on Tay-Sachs

columns

• Kee Tissa: Following God’s Law leads to freedom, not restraint

opinions & letters

• The news about anti-Semitism

• As available land shrinks, where will Israel bury dead?

• Why so little cheer surrounding Israel’s 50th birthday?