cover story

• From Gold Rush to gay rights: New book chronicles history of Jewish life in Bay Area

news & features

• J Street event to launch local presence

• Prayerbook for healing: Jewish Milestones gets serious about ‘chemo siddur’

• Palm Springs federation grabs new CEO from Palo Alto

• Reconstructionist Jews set for historic gathering in S.F.

• Super Sundays set to raise funds, spirits

• New East Bay program to help Jewish nonprofits

• ‘Recovery’ Havdallah service will feature prayer and music

• On Tu B’Shevat, we must commit to serious climate action

• Entrepreneur fellowship accepting applicants

• Caregiving workshop begins soon at JFCS

• After tefillin flight flap, Orthodox urge training

• ADL rebukes Limbaugh for remarks on Jews

• Friendship Circle wins $100,000 in Chase Bank contest

• Rabbi wants to buy Libyan-owned estate

• Campaign finance ruling may hurt Jewish influence

• Stolen Auschwitz sign returned to museum

• Polish bishop: Jews exploit Holocaust

• Report: Anti-Semitism at highest levels since WWII

• Israel ready to adopt Haitian orphans

• Rescuer recounts experiences ‘beyond comprehension’

• Israeli delegation concludes its mission in Haiti

• No progress reported in Mitchell meetings

• Israeli drillers say they struck oil at Dead Sea site

• Sara Netanyahu sues Israeli paper for libel

• Iran denies handshake with Israeli minister

• For religious gays in Israel, new initiatives are providing hope

• Iraq tries to reclaim a Jewish history it once shunned

• Israeli drillers say they struck oil at Dead Sea site

• Israel writes response to Goldstone report

• No progress reported in Mitchell meetings

• On Holocaust Remembrance Day, survivors mark Auschwitz liberation

• Mount of Olives cemetery now online

arts

• Hillel brings Israeli films to Berkeley

• Survivor retraces steps in documentary

• Klezmer band melding countries and eras for Bay Area shows

• Café du Nord going to the tots with Macaroons show

• Puppetry, comedy and the Holocaust merge in unique ‘Fabrik’

columns

• Reveling in a day of wine and chocolate with Jewish chefs

• Even when it’s cold and dark, be ready to rejoice and sing

• New way to ‘rewire’, Film folks, More media, Short shorts

cook

• Cheer for Saints or Colts, but shmear for yourself

opinions & letters

• letters

• Saving lives shouldn’t be met with scorn

• Israel’s response in Haiti teaches the world a lesson

• ‘Hitler’s pope’ doesn’t deserve sainthood

• Hopeful hints of change toward LGBT Orthodox in Israel

lifecycles

• b’nai mitzvah

• centennial

• wedding

• birth

• deaths

supplements

• Two wedding gowns among 2010 trends

• Make your wedding a dazzler without feeling frazzled

• Add genetic test to wedding ‘to do’ list

• Brightening things up: In honor of their 40th anniversary, S.F. couple helps restore Emanu-El mosaic

• Atop the Statue of Liberty, she says ‘Yes’

• ‘Dream’ wedding in Israel takes a lot of effort to plan

• Jewish suppers in an S.F. restaurant? Kosher kitchen in an Oakland hotel? Believe it or not, it’s