cover story

• Family values redefined:  Children of same-sex parents enter the battle for marriage equality

news & features

• Pluralism panel morphs into debate over new JCF rules

• Museum of the Diaspora changing its name, and focus

• Swastikas hit Davis while Irvine protesters back hecklers

• Author to address ‘hidden scandal’ of U.S. hunger

• J Street founder to speak, answer questions at JCCSF

• Local chef to share holiday recipes on TV

• Midrasha fundraisers set for March 14

• Passover cooking class at JCCSF

• Local federations collecting for Chile aid

• JVS crossing the bridge to help East Bay job seekers

• ‘Club Fed’ kicks off new year as alternative to happy hour

• U.S. Jewish athletes take gold, silver

• Meeting and tweeting: Federation group’s director says it all — in 140 characters or less

• Israeli lawmakers defeat civil marriage bill

• Hamas leader disowns spy son

• U.N. again asks for probe of Gaza war

• Palestinians get green light for peace talks

• Israel to set up school for 1,000 kids in Haiti

• Israel getting kicked for its stand on heritage sites

• Suit claims ‘Harry Potter’ book rips off Jewish author

• Bill gives refugee status to Jews who fled Arab lands

• Report: Dubai police to seek Netanyahu’s arrest

• Anti-Semitic cards sent to Israeli embassy

• Holocaust denier Zundel leaves German prison

• Synagogue in Chile destroyed, rabbi reports

• Jewish ‘Bachelor’ star marries runner-up

• Player in first NBA game dies

• Beloved Oakland resident and Auschwitz survivor dies

• Donate to Chile relief efforts

arts

• Hefty new book may be definitive work on anti-Semitism

• Study of a ‘Train’ wreck: French film examines a case of philo-Semitism gone awry

• CJM premiering student filmmakers’ shorts on Israel

• Brilliant disguise: ‘Mask’ exhibit explores hidden Jewish identity

columns

• A dose of ‘Yiddish Yoga’ inspires me to hit the mat

• Like a red heifer, our parents are a rare gift to be respected

• jokes

• Oscars roundup, Composers, Actors, Writers ...

cook

• Cleaning house for Passover? Here’s how to use up that bread

opinions & letters

• letters

• Assailing Israel is turning into a global sport

• Heritage sites: steeped in myth, saturated by politics

• The narrowing of the Israeli mindset

• Historical sites are important, but not at the cost of fresh peace talks

lifecycles

• b’nai mitzvah

• birth

• deaths

supplements

• ‘Chametz barcode’ seeks to keep homes kosher for Passover

• Delaware governor’s mansion becomes a true Jewish home

• Don’t be afraid of big steps to ‘green’ your home and life