news & features

• Isidor Stark, ‘Mr. Concordia-Argonaut,’ dies at 91

• President of Jewish Women International dies at 51

• New rabbi at Czech spa hopes tourists stay for High Holy Days

• Pollard refuses $1 million from Israel to cover expenses

• Eggplant has the star role in Israeli woman’s cookbook

• Spain says ‘bienvenidos’ to those exploring Jewish past

• In Labor primary, Burg leads; Ben-Eliezer wants recount

• At Durban, some support given to Israel, albeit hushed

• Israeli wine quenches the thirst

• Jewish museum in Berlin is opening, but what’s inside?

• As NYC readies for vote, Jews split in mayoral choices

• World Report

• Druze resist their leaders’ plea to quit IDF for Arab solidarity

• Instead of bells, bombs go off to mark start of school

• Guess who’s not coming to dinner? Synagogue uninvites Dershowitz

• Lucent shuts down Chromatis Networks

• Officer says police were scared, poorly informed in Arab riots

• Mideast Report

• Pil in court again; jury awards ex-employee $65,000

• Menorah Project fund-raiser set this weekend near Clear Lake

• Selichot and Internet help us to take stock of our behavior

• Nearly 30 entertainers to appear at Palo Alto fair Sunday

• AEPi, Jewish frat, seeking new male members at S.F. State and USF

• Pro-Palestinian college students to meet in Berkeley urging divestment from firms doing business in

• Days of Awe may be solo events in interfaith families

• Lantos, lauded for Durban stance, also to get JNF award

• Taube gift enables upgrading of Stanford program

• International films highlighted in Sonoma Jewish fest

• Where to find free or lower-cost services in Bay Area

• Local parents cry out for special-needs kids’ services

• Atherton woman launches national plan to recruit teachers

• Lecture series explores politics, Jewish culture and more

• Jews brace for Durban backlash after Israel bashed at conclave

• From Vallejo to Nob Hill, free Holy Day services abound

columns

• Time may be transcendent, but use the present wisely

opinions & letters

• Bush was right to bail from Durban

• Anti-Semitism now directed at Israel, Jews as a nation

• Winners and (mostly) losers in the Durban disaster

supplements

• On Rosh Hashanah, ask, ‘How do you like them apples?’

• Prince Edward Island Jews pray at a B&B, use the sea for tashlich

• Ahoy, rabbis who sail the seas during High Holy Day services

• A holiday how-to for non-Jews

• Challah takes a different twist during Rosh Hashanah

• An interfaith spouse shares holiday spirit

• For High Holy Days Judaica artists push envelope, reinventing objects

• From vine to vat to bottle: Here’s how to keep it kosher

• 5761: Europe’s Jews redefine identity, role in society