news & features

• Kol Emeth co-founder dies

• Shorts: U.S.

• Presbyterian Church votes for investment in Israel, Gaza, W. Bank

• Shorts: World

• Israel voted eligible to join Red Cross

• Once thriving Jewish community in Suriname is struggling

• Shorts: Mideast

• Israel’s chief justice backs civil marriage

• Israel prepares to move on West Bank outposts

• Shorts: Bay Area

• Demographer explains why Hayward may be next Jewish hub

• Bay Area teens spend few days helping rebuild New Orleans

• Israeli photographer opens children’s eyes

• Finding Jewish books gets harder

• J. wins 3 national awards from Jewish press group

• Santa Cruz Renewal co-founder is murdered

• Magnes drops one Berkeley future home for another

• When Michael becomes Moshe: Sometimes, Hebrew names fit better

• B’nai mitzvah

• Film

• Not-yet-Jewish Berkeley youth is one of two local Bronfman Fellows

• Bay Area residents join ‘Rickshaw Reunion’ in Shanghai

arts

• Shorts: Arts

• ‘Requiem’ is a lyrical memorial to Holocaust choir

• Bay Area reporter’s oeuvre is a kaleidoscope of cultures

• New book is the best of the Besht

• Jewish filmmaker brings Sri Lankan murder to life

columns

• Faces

• Tastes, even gross ones, bring us back to our childhoods

• Jokes

• The Sh’ma teaches us about the importance of rememberance

cook

• Get casual with a light summertime brunch

opinions & letters

• Letters

• Even anti-Semitic bigotry can’t ruin World Cup

• Presbyterian Church gets it right — finally

• Ignoring Sderot shows our lack of team spirit

• Jewish state must follow through on Ethiopian aliyah

lifecycles

• Engagement

• B’nai mitzvah

• Deaths

supplements

• Our children’s weddings are about them, not us

• Ball gown or slim sheath, brides do their own thing

• Shorts: Weddings, Celebrations & more

• To ensure a perfect wedding, be a perfect guest

• Keeper of the b’nai mitzvah calendar shares his secrets

• Classic pearls get a modern makeover

• The importance of prenuptial planning

• A new spin on accessories gives brides hair with flair

• Modern Arab brides breaking through traditional taboos

• Rabbi hits the slopes, nature trails for lifecycle events

• Is there a Yiddish term for ‘midlife angst’?

• ‘Piety and Desire’ — a joyous, jazzy wedding romp through N’awlins

• Finding new meaning in broken glass