news & features

• S.F. philanthropist Harry Blumenthal dies at 91

• Dan Geller, Giant in the Jewish community, dies at 79

• NPR reacts to charges of anti-Israel bias in coverage

• Few embrace call for vigilantes in N.Y.‘s Jewish areas

• ADL poll: Anti-Semitism on rise since terror attacks

• Ariel Sharon ‘at the top of his game’ in Washington

• U.S. Report

• Jewish groups debate FBI surveillance guide

• World Zionist Congress meets to debate Israel’s identity

• News story brings grief, terror

• Canadian Jews win legal case over menorah trademark

• Facing huge floods, Chilean Jews help fellow victims

• Slovakia will compensate Jews for land stolen by Nazis

• Palestinian terror attacks continue throughout Israel

• How to celebrate the perfect b’nai mitzvah—in Israel

• World Report

• Gays march in Jerusalem as haredim decry event

• Mideast Report

• Cushman leaves JCF to head up Hebrew Free Loan

• U.C. divestment petition troubles pro-Israel activists

• Area bone marrow donor could save emigre’s life

• Arik to Ze’ev, Internet offers wealth of baby names

• In Bay Area, young Israelis give a face to terror survivors

• Rabbi takes spot on center stage at Netivot Shalom birthday bash

• Holocaust, Mideast terror survivors rally for Israel

• Monument offers Gilroy Jews sense of community

• Charges dropped over pro-Palestinian rally

• Oscar nominee opens in S.F.

• Canine Capers Seniors experience close encounters of the furry kind at Reutlinger Community

• ‘Live wire’ rabbi strives to energize aging Ner Tamid

• Simon, Davis trade barbs on climate of state campuses

• SFSU hate charges against emigre outrage ex-Soviet Jews

• Berkeley cantor marks ‘bar mitzvah year’ at Beth El

• ‘Refusenik’ speaker at Emanu-El event stirs backlash

• E-mail newest frontline in the fight to defend Israel

• Sharon just waiting for right time to expel Arafat

columns

• When you truly serve God, you will love your neighbor

opinions & letters

• Jews must be open to diverse opinions

• Israel’s warring camps splinter fight against terrorism

• Local ad laudable, but it’s combating old anti-Semitism

supplements

• Three new CDs offer an earful of klezmer recordings, new and old

• Party planner struts her stuff during own lavish S.F. wedding

• Prenups help Jewish wives avoid becoming ‘chained’

• Orthodox rabbis are putting harness on opulent weddings

• Gifts for the guests? Say it with music

• When popping the question, consider these proposal stunts

• Ask the Rabbi… What makes a minyan a minyan—answers for your Jewish questions

• City of Light is a wonderful honeymoon destination

• First haircut is 3-year-old’s rite of passage into Judaism

• A grandfather gets a lesson on circumcision and names

• Twins to share b’nai mitzvah in duplicate style

• Honeymoon in Paris? Here are tips

• Couples should discuss W-2s before exchanging their ‘I do’s’