news & features

• Meet Rebecca: She’s young, Jewish and an all-American Girl

• Israel’s former president, Ephraim Katzir, dies

• Body found in river IDed as missing philanthropist

• Hungarians’ personal items dug up at Auschwitz

• Auschwitz survivor Cecilia Einhorn dies at 88

• Rabbi clarifies remarks on killing civilians

• Rabbi vows to help Conversos

• Shorts: World

• Shorts: Mideast

• Is Obama betting on the wrong horse?

• Key groups back Obama’s stance on settlements — for now

• ADL: Anti-Semitic incidents rise in California

• Daughter’s death from Tay-Sachs sends dad on a mission

• Richard Goldman, 5 others getting awards from JCF

• Rabbi James Brandt named CEO of East Bay federation

• Shorts: Bay Area

• Orthodox rabbi to talk up S.F. in NYC

• Braille siddur helps East Bay woman participate in temple life

• To celebrate Shavuot, up all night on Mount Tam

• ‘Free spirit’ of Tel Aviv to infuse Israel in the Gardens

• U.S. Jewish groups react to Obama’s speech to Muslim world

arts

• Shorts: Arts

• Artist honors strength, courage of women labor leaders

• Santa Cruz family’s film explores Anne Frank’s ‘heart and mind’

• ‘New Jew’ recounts journey from Yule log to gefilte fish

columns

• In our daily toils, are we creating a world of sacredness and peace?

• Mensches and idols, Doubling the impact, High honors for high schoolers, Short shorts …

• There’s a new girl on the block and — yippee! — her name is Rebecca

cook

• You don’t have to know Jack to make (and braid) a noteworthy challah

opinions & letters

• Planting our Jewish roots outdoors is a great idea

• Tears of a rabbi’s father

• No, we aren’t 32 million strong, but size is not the problem

• If voters re-elect Ahmadinejad … good for Israel?

• Letters

lifecycles

• b’nai mitzvah

• birth

• Deaths