news & features

• U.C. Berkeley pulls plug on Israeli dig; profs wonder who’s next

• Breaking boundaries: When non-Jews practice Judaism

• Holocaust hero dies at 92

• Emotions high over call for Holocaust exhibit

• Henry Greenberg, longtime cantor at Beth Israel-Judea, dies

• Shorts: U.S.

• For pro-Israel crowd, Iraq report has some unwelcome proposals

• Jewish, pro-Israel groups lament Bolton’s resignation

• Shorts: Mideast

• Castro can’t make it, but Cuban Jews mark 100 years on island

• Israel sees Iran, Syria threat in renewed Lebanese unrest

• Shorts: Bay Area

• Author urges area students to step up to the plate as future leaders

• Scholarship aims to curb exodus of day school students

• Cal, Stanford left off Reform guide

• Lighting up the bay for Chanukah

• Prominent Israel critic leaves Stanford for Egypt

• AJCommittee trip explores today’s Germany

• Hezbollah, Hamas and Iran: AIPAC head sees headaches for Israel

• Key move: Santa Cruz Jews soothed by honor for Israeli consul general

• Palo Alto ‘institution’ bob and bob to close; future uncertain

• Debut novel explores interfaith dating — and takes heat

• Split Conservative vote paves way for gay rabbis — or does it?

• B’nai mitzvah

• Film

• New Contra Costa JCC leader no stranger to local community

• Have a feliz Chanukah at multicultural holiday fiesta

• Deconstructing the Asian Jewish experience

arts

• Shorts: The Arts

• Documentary on anti-Semitism in Europe slants the story

• Leonard Cohen ages gracefully in concert documentary

• Jewish joke book turns 25 — and people are still laughing

• Volume on Jazz Age Jews is slightly off key

• For one East Bay composer, it’s Bach to basics

• This ‘Shiksa’ isn’t one to write home about

• MeshugaNuts all they’re cracked up to be in holiday musical

columns

• Celebrity Jews

• Candy cane bagels? Sounds twisted

• Jokes

• Jacob’s battle with the Angel makes for some meaty lessons

cook

• Exotic cuisine book makes a good gift

opinions & letters

• Conservative movement sends mixed message

• TWO VIEWS: Truth or travesty?

• Ahmadinejad’s regime doesn’t deserve global recognition

• Letters

lifecycles

• Deaths

• Wedding

• B’nai mitzvah

• Birth

supplements

• ‘Radio Chanukah’ coming on XM satellite

• Children’s books brighten Chanukah

• Three different takes on latkes

• Handcrafted gifts — from San Francisco to Safed