news & features

• Victor Perera, writer and Sephardic authority, 69, dies

• Bush seeks to reassure Jewish leaders at kosher dinner

• Poverty up, population down among New York Jews

• Calls for U.S. presence in Mideast met with skepticism

• Kach activists destroy Gay Pride Parade flags

• Playboy back on Israeli TV

• Lox-loving sea lion romps through adman’s 1st book

• Adult b’nai mitzvah at Sherith Israel ‘I had one of those spiritual epiphany moments’

• World Report

• Jewish leader’s drug scandal spells trouble for German Jews

• Israeli’s left depleted but its ideas are now part of mainstream politics

• Knesset OKs move to block citizenship for Palestinians

• After air strikes, cease-fire now seems more possible

• Israel gambles on morality with move to build casinos

• Mideast Report

• Sha’ar Zahav to hold party for its 25th year

• Cancer, family tragedy can’t stop Hadassah head

• $15 million settlement boosts aid to aging survivors

• For serenity under the chuppah, the Web can be key to success

• New Jewish community chorale seeks more members

• S.F. residence club was one classy joint, historian says

• JCF lauds Annette Dobbs on eve of 60th Israel trip

• Anti-Israel protest at film fest irks local gay Jews, consulate

• After debacle, Beth El breaks ground on its new home

• Ill-fated marriage of 2 museums slated to end June 30

• Lifelong learning a passion for Dove ice cream creator

• San Jose federation chief eager to ratchet up visibility

• Fulfilling a once-impossible dream East Bay day school administrator defies her Orthodox roots and b

• 13 local teenagers visit Israel despite terrorism

columns

• Sparks of holiness hidden deep within the darkness

opinions & letters

• Teen trips to Israel are vital

• A Hogwarts bar mitzvah could diversify Potter series

• Israel can stop the cycle of violence with unilateral action

supplements

• Modern wedding customs date back to biblical times

• Festivity and confusion mingle at frum wedding

• Dialogue and research before the honeymoon

• Kohn interns meet by chance and make a match

• Intrepid teenager finds mission in a Cuban b’nai mitzvah group

• Rebbetzin, a survivor, views matchmaking as holy endeavor