news & features

• Father of terror victim calls on Hillary for support

• Southwest conference to focus on Jew who led Indians

• Insurance chief to issue subpoenas

• New UJC to unveil game plan at Atlanta gathering

• Proliferating Reform day schools signal growth and ambivalence

• First lady visits L.A.-area JCC, then heads to Israel

• us report

• Crowds of followers give life to rebbe’s burial location

• Exodus journalist’s WWII saga makes L.A. debut as a musical

• Foreign aid, Wye funding almost a done deal

• Pipe bombs injure dozens prior to final-status talks

• Israeli army mulling amnesty for ‘exiles’

• World Report

• Fake quake drawing ire

• Israel Supreme Court delays decision on conversions

• American Red Cross backs Israeli inclusion

• At site of assassination, Barak pledges to uphold Rabin’s legacy

• Rabin’s family wants the answers to lingering questions on shooting

• Germans halt controversial exhibit on Hitler’s army

• Non-Jewish immigrants in eye of stormy Knesset debate

• West Bank barrier has opponents on both sides of fence

• Israel Program Fair on Sunday afternoon

• Mideast Report

• FBI warns of Y2K violence by apocalyptic groups

• Israeli educator to be key speaker at school fund-raiser

• East Bay tribute honors the ‘dove in hawk’s feathers’

• Growing JCC basketball league a slam dunk for kids

• Bias in Marin County offices? Employees of 2 minds

• Jews should applaud gun ruling, contends 101 California lawyer

• Jewish law supports gun ownership, proponents say

• Synagogue to collect clothing for needy

• Stanford librarian pursues Yiddish culture with passion

• Arson suspect hails synagogue blazes, but doesn’t confess

• Rabin remembered in S.F. as a man of courage, vision

• One man’ drive for turkeys

• Area Jews turn to mass e-mail to meet, hype hip happenings

• Latest wrinkle in peace process: Jew versus Jew

• From tears to laughter—Torah springs from tragedy

columns

• At what point do parents decide it’s time to let go?

opinions & letters

• Turning sorrow into lovingkindness

• Eliminating diversity of ideas will not unite Israelis

• Violence now afflicting the mainstream in Israel

supplements

• Jewish rite of passage requires intense focus

• Fastidious planning will create a picture-perfect day

• Life memberships give the gift of community

• In first person: To fear or not to fear? Local rabbi switches his answer

• Big day on the bimah? Don’t forget eye contact

• Gift ideas run the gamut

• B’nai mitzvah twins collect books for burned Sacramento synagogue

• Ketubot are for inspiration, joy—not collecting dust

• In first person: Returning from ‘dead’

• In first person: A wartime groom earns a special dish

• Clowns, juggling and God fit into Orthodox weddings

• Couples exit nuptials via gondola, carriage, balloon

• How to give your Jewish wedding a more personal touch