news & features

• S.F. man with ‘acute sense of justice’ dies at 77

• U.K exploring embassy site in Jerusalem

• Reform synagogues jumping over transformation efforts

• Connecticut woman kicks off a Joe Kippah campaign

• Jewish activist pushes to make Christian Bible ‘hate-free’

• Will $18 million in grants catalyze synagogue revival?

• Mom Lieberman kvells on her favorite mensch, her son

• U.S. Report

• Davis to Clinton: Stop Shoah meddling

• Guide to synagogue-changing programs

• Pro-Deri crowd could spell trouble for Barak

• Barak good-humored, defiant in talks with U.S. Jews

• Aussies confiscate Israeli security’s protective items

• Katsav wants aliyah at top of agenda

• Israeli police raising caution over latest rise in carjackings

• Israelis look to Russian-speaking teammates for gold

• Sydney offers Jewish Olympians red-carpet treatment

• Czech Jews rebury remains to wrap up burial site saga

• Polish leaders denounce disco opened near Auschwitz

• Arafat calls shots, delays independence statement

• World Report

• Rabbis, scholars publish ‘Jewish view’ of Christianity

• Jewish leaders react to halt of Austrian sanctions

• U.S. electronics giant joining Israeli circuit

• Mideast Report

• History site a treasure, but content is meager at uJewish

• Palo Alto City Council pledges to find new JCC home

• Screenwriter revisits a summer of love in the Catskills

• A Jew among the Jesuits changes mix at Santa Clara U.

• Accidental winemaker cultivates an eco-kosher niche from organic vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountain

• California Hillels meet for 1st lay leadership confab in San Francisco

• Memories of Camp Swig come rushing back while sitting on the ‘bimah lawn,’ gazing up at the redwoods

• Synagogue sows and reaps a bountiful garden of eatin’

• Synagogue offers adult b’nai mitzvah class

• Complete list of Sonoma film screenings

• Peace, politics in the mix for 500 at AIPAC conference

• Recovery from injury inspires a Mitzvah Day project

• High Holy Days a trip down memory lane in Oakland

• Correction

• Thousands attend ‘To Life!’ fair

• Synagogues, they are a-changin’

• Hip, swinging shul packs the house

• Voluntary dues boost Emanu-El

columns

• The acceptance of our fruit is the Creator’s gift to us

opinions & letters

• Our synagogues change for the better

• Birthright’s quick fix can’t sustain Jewry like the Torah

• High Holy Day blues: crowds and high ticket prices

supplements

• RV lifestyle offers thrills on open road—at a low cost

• Home marks Grandparents Day

• Giving children your blessing: a rabbi’s tips for ethical wills

• Danville seniors fabricate toys to cheer children in the hospital

• Volunteers needed to deliver holiday gifts to older adults

• Got calcium? Many do, but not nearly enough

• Mom, baby forge special friendship with 89-year-old

• MJCC receives grant to provide classes, trips for seniors