news & features

• Jews, Arabs break down barriers at Tawonga retreat

• Rose Slater, ex-B’nai Brith president and longtime San Franciscan, dies at 96

• Shorts: U.S.

• Jewish groups weigh in as legislative countdown begins

• Conservative movement to vote on gay unions, ordination

• Annan distressed by Iranian Shoah cartoons

• Shorts: World

• Shorts: Mideast

• Mandatory Christian classes draw controversy in Russia

• Culture is rescued from AMIA rubble

• Peretz faces ouster as Labor Party head

• Shorts: Bay Area

• Burlingame’s new rabbi thrilled to come back home

• Palestinian diplomat awarded key to Santa Cruz, blasts Israel

• Sonoma County survivors to be honored this month

• ADL makes inquiry into offending image in restrooms

• Togas and tallits for Jewish Greeks

• Yavneh marks 25 years with ‘Tzsilver Tzadakah’

• Campus Jewish groups bracing for turbulent year

• Local figure takes Seattle federation job

• Food drives really cook during High Holy Days

• The big lie that just won’t die: Jews still scapegoated for 9/11 attacks

• B’nai mitzvah

• Lovers of landmark bakery can now recreate confections at home

• Here comes the kallah: Sonoma County has its first Chabad wedding

• Jewish summer camp a haven for special needs kids

arts

• Shorts: The Arts

• Ballplayer’s autobiography, like his career, doesn’t fulfill potential

• Israeli pop star upfront about his activism

• Jew-Bu detective story blends two cultures

• Berkeley author goes from shtetl to South Africa

• Roseanne returns to stand-up roots

• Members of the tribe play Monterey Jazz Festival

columns

• Faces

• Breaking down walls at a peace conference made me more human

• Jokes

• We can find the sacred in places where we might not think to look

cook

• Make holidays better: Prepare in advance

opinions & letters

• Spreading rumors on the Net

• War has undercut both Jewish left and right

• Hezbollah war was a debacle by popular demand

• 9/11 conspiracy theories take root in Arab/Muslim world

• Letters

lifecycles

• B’nai mitzvah

• Deaths

• Wedding

• Birth

supplements

• How to get there

• Post-festival pizza party

• Klezmer singer enjoys breaking stereotypes

• Santa Cruz music man uses rhythm for the greater good

• Festival sponsor to spread the word on genetic disease

• Biblical landscaping both pragmatic, thematic at new campus

• ‘Family-friendly’ activities draw parents, kids

• Shofar-making booth a big attraction for adults, kids

• Conversations blossom at ‘Tents of Community’

• Bone marrow drive may be last for a while

• Artist Leo Contini creates Judaica that toys with eye and mind

• Eye-catching art, Judaica capture the imagination

• Displaced musician feels at home in Bay Area

• No put-downs in this ‘Idol’ contest

• Jazzed about JABA Open House

• Festival brings all aspects of Jewish culture To Life!