news & features

• George Foos, retailer and activist, dies at 79

• Nadim Zarour, Arab-Jewish dialogue pioneer, dies at 49

• Israel fears it may take hit at U.N. due to new Palestinian adviser

• Another set of bars may prevent Jewish inmates from observance

• Briefs Adath Israel marks 50th anniversary

• Jewish demographic forecast refuted by local researcher

• Turning to the Torah as a guide for good parenting

• The Days of Awe can help us change our diets

• Support ‘tikkun olam,’ Clinton asks leaders

• Lieberman speaks politically, Jewishly and candidly

• U.S. report

• Bush’s foreign adviser, Condi Rice, talks Israel, Mideast

• Anti-apartheid rabbi is retiring after 35 years as an activist

• Jewish Bosnian champions effort to heal

• Family of survivors is reunited

• ADL defends Lieberman letter, takes Shas rabbi to task

• Jewish prayer and study center opens in Auschwitz’s shadow

• Central European Jewish women gather to fight racism

• Israeli firm’s virtual Olympics

• Israelis address assimilation and how they can halt trend

• Non-carnivorous combatants win cuisine battle

• Militant Islamic Movement radicalizing Israeli Arabs

• Soviet emigre wins gold for U.S., sets world record

• World Report

• Peace talks waffling amid Mideast leaders’ ambivalence

• Croatia city to host exhibit of valuable Sephardi Judaica

• S.F. native will lead services in Warsaw

• Internet a precious tool to preserve Ladino tongue

• Jewish history class to start in South Bay

• Jews join in supporting children through Proposition D

• Local group fights Russian intolerance

• In Piedmont, shofar takes priority over shoulder pads

• San Jose woman will head branch

• Sales offer too tempting for S.F. kosher food distributor

• Volunteers needed for holiday delivery

• East Bay women learn to weave lore, love of challah

• Class trains lay people in mitzvah of visiting the sick

• Jewish Bulletin corrections

• HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES

• Concert pianist keys in on good vibrations, spirituality

• Holy Day potluck at Russian River

• Local photographer aims her lens at cowboy Jews

• Anti-Semitic mailing sent to Palo Alto council members

• Will new Calif. insurance czar fight aggressively for survivors?

• Plans for new Stanford Hillel home will see light of day

• Full of sound and meaning, shofar’s message is on Web

• JCF gets 2 more weeks to decide on buying buildings

• Battle lines sharpen over Barak’s ‘secular revolution’

• Rosh Chodesh groups bring spiritual renewal, and not just once in a blue moon

columns

• Seeking a blessing to heal divisions and steer our path

opinions & letters

• Barak’s move to pluralism needs consensus

• Post-‘select-a-shul’ euphoria underscores new beginning

• A New Year ritual fashions symbolism from a new suit

• Got God? Ads offer bland diet for hungry young Jews