news & features

• B’nai mitzvah times 3: Stanford students break from exams to study Torah trope

• Rabbi David Clayman, leading U.S. voice in Israel, dies

• Bush faces the ghosts of Mideast peace summits past and future

• On Lebanon withdrawal anniversary, border still volatile

• Dress up menus with Seven Species of biblical produce

• Jewish groups get hot deal out of french fries settlement

• U.S. Report

• Steep challenges await new Jerusalem mayor

• Israeli right feels betrayed by Sharon’s peace push

• Anti-Semitism in Holland is on rise and raising concern

• World Report

• Children of mixed marriage may be denied citizenship

• Ethiopian activists demand Israel honor aliyah promise

• On Auschwitz visit, Jews and Arabs seek reconciliation

• Mideast Report

• Kids to show their love for Israel at S.F. fest

• Clarification

• Chandra Levy laid to rest in Modesto

• Palestinian turns from radical Muslim to true Zionist

• Healthy fruits of Shavuot abound in online recipes

• Survivors’ children offer ‘tales of hope’ at Sonoma State

• From camps to JCCs to Reutlinger, new exec takes charge

• U.C. Berkeley policy dean sees little hope in Mideast

• San Francisco State graduates its first pair of Jewish studies majors

• 5 years after probing Torah topics, 8 friends take on study of Talmud

• Interfaith couples get help navigating sticky situations

• Idealistic Stanford activist wins grant for study in Jewish state

• BJE welcomes new crop of board members

• Temple sinks money into restrooms—to aid disabled

• JCRC Mideast expert creates separate peace in music

• SFSU’s popular ‘sex-ed’ prof honored on retirement

• BJE educator receives $25,000 award

• Mazon grants help feed the hungry in Bay Area

• Arab lawmaker: Israel must be a ‘state for all citizens’

• Sharon says ‘yes’ but might mean ‘no’

columns

• Bible’s census reminds us to count those in our lives

opinions & letters

• A ‘road map’ that leads nowhere

• On Shavuot, we all stand symbolically on Mount Sinai

• Cultural isolation is shrinking the Jewish community

supplements

• In first person… Perseverance and hard work helped get us through the war

• Octogenarian keeps ‘em laughing at S.F. Jewish Home

• About ‘In first person…’

• In first person… Generous, kind woman urged me to be somebody

• Kosher cruises a new option for food-conscious travelers

• In first person… Not much of a cook, mom preferred study, writing

• Jerusalem nonprofit gives retirees joy of aiding elderly

• In first person… Grandma loved life, lived fully in the present state

• My healthnut mom was ahead of her time—and mine

• When healing the sick, look at the big picture of wellness

• In first person… An appreciated role model, Grandma was the star of my life