news & features

• Prime Minister Who?

• Venezuelan Jews brace for rash of hate crimes after synagogue attack

• Consul general accused of ‘lies’ at San Jose State campus

• Locals try to make sense of ‘unprecedented’ Israeli election

• Amnesty report: Hamas killed, tortured Palestinian men

• Fractured Israel vote gives right-wing parties a leg up

• Obama, Netanyahu could get along, but it won’t be easy

• Support in U.S. for Arab loyalty proposal

• Right-winger Lieberman is Election Day’s rock star

• Washington wants Livni — but will it get her?

• Shorts: National

• Palestinian aid agency on defense against U.S. critics

• ‘Dr. Death’ discovery puts focus on Egypt’s past ties to Nazis

• Argentine seminary ousts Holocaust-denying bishop

• S.F. synagogue finds new cantorial soloist right in its midst

• Local Jewish leaders meet with Venezuelan consul general

• With shofars blasting, Kol Shofar moves into temporary home

• Shorts: Bay Area

• Mitzvah on the Rocks hopes to shake and stir social change

• ‘Gimel’ takes his game from court to announcer’s booth

• Joseph Zatkin, former federation president and philanthropist

• Laughter is the province of revered Canadian comic

• Lani Silver, founded Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project

• Civil rights activist Lore Rasmussen dies

• Israeli ultranationalist poised for huge election gains

• Small Israeli parties promote unconventional agendas

• Synagogue attack adds to fears in Venezuela

• Shorts: World

• Shorts: U.S.

• RJC comes out against stimulus bill

• Orthodox cop keeps beard, head covering

• Reform movement gets greener

• East Bay federation announces layoffs

• NorCal sports hall of fame to honor new inductees

• Kids cast their votes — Tzipi Livni comes out on top

• The bad seeds: S.F. store removes anti-Semitic packaging from shelves

• Reform leaders from former USSR soak up local programs

• Students get ready for ‘Jewlicious’ experience

• Shorts: Bay Area

• Author portrays 12 righteous no-goodniks

• Vatican orders Holocaust-denying bishop to recant views

• Drag queen to Sabbath Queen: Irwin Keller juggles roles as spiritual leader, cross-dressing performe

• Natures sanctuary: Weekly sojourns make Shabbat more meaningful for one family

• Jews split opinions on new GOP chairman

arts

• Shorts: Art

• Laughter is the province of revered Canadian comic

• Actor takes on nine roles, including a rabbi, in new play

• Stepping up to the plate: Artists, CJM rethink old story to create new seder-table traditions

• East Bay sculptor hammers home a love of animals

• CJM puts second spin on vintage Jewish records

• Author portrays 12 righteous no-goodniks

columns

• When God spoke at Sinai, the message was beyond words

• Talented teen, Touché, Democracy live, Hearts of gold (and other substances), Short shorts …

• Sing-along ‘Fiddler’ blows the roof off a local synagogue

• If slavery is easier than freedom, how did we get to Israel?

• Jokes

• Celebrities

• Close bonds with youth group friends stand test of time

cook

• The word “busy” takes on extra meaning when you ask the contemporary Jewish woman about her day

• On a chilly winter night, a rich chili will keep you warm

opinions & letters

• Wary as ever, Israelis send another mixed message

• Election results a recipe for political disaster

• Beware of anti-Semitism germinating in Oakland

• Israeli election suggests political divisions remain

• Letters

• ‘Father Abraham’ Lincoln protected and befriended Jews

• Silence = complicity with Chavez views

• Back to the Age of Unenlightenment

• It’s time to merge S.F. and East Bay federations

• Letters

lifecycles

• Deaths

• Wedding

• B’nai mitzvah

• Deaths

• Birth

• B’nai mitzvah

supplements

• From ‘bride who knew nothing’ to the ‘kosher Rachael Ray’

• JVS award luncheon set for April

• Free phone service PokeTalk helps connect far-flung Jews

• Jewish groups reach out to help the unemployed

• Making it work: Helping women define ‘it’ for themselves