cover story

• Supplement for Israel in the Gardens, Sunday, June 6

news & features

• From the sadness grows a garden at Palo Alto JCC

• Oakland man paddles back to Judaism, wins grant

• Rabbi honored for connecting clergy on Peninsula

• North Bay rabbi gears up for bike ride across country

• Jewish seminaries granted $33 million to train educators

• Service day to help needy S.F. residents

• Silicon Valley ducks in a row for annual race

• Graduation set for ‘Unity’ students

• Donations sought for cancer sufferer

• Few protest Oren’s commencement speech at Brandeis

• Conservatives finalizing criteria for kosher certification

• German play about Jesus’ killing tries to mollify Jews

• Rahm Emanuel heckled while in Jerusalem for son’s bar mitzvah

• Groups denounce speech at Irvine

• Israeli American sentenced for leak

• State rests in Rubashkin child labor trial

• Jewish groups urge repeal of ‘don’t ask’

• Gingrich rapped for Nazi comparisons

• N.Y. chef’s 30-pound falafel ball believed to be world’s biggest

• Academics say Chomsky ban ‘blow to democracy’

• Australia expels Israeli diplomat

• Espionage trial on ex-soldier begins

• Olmert questioned in real estate scam

• Israel says flotilla to Gaza will be halted

• Court won’t overturn Beit Yonatan evacuation

• Elvis Costello invited to VIP tour of Israel

• Roadblocks eased after latest talks

• Israeli police urge Lieberman indictment

• Report: Documents show Israel’s nukes

• Pink-clad Hitler ad sparking protests

• Demjanjuk’s ill health delays trial

• Lithuanian court: Swastikas not a Nazi symbol

• Italian stores boycott West Bank produce

• Libyan envoy likens Israel to Nazis

arts

• Holocaust-mocking game on Facebook shut down

• Seeking the real rebbe: New books about Schneerson aim to separate man from myth

• Filmmakers to appear at CJM screening of ‘Rollers’

• Not-so-holy rolling: Film about Chassidic drug mules a ‘story that could happen to anyone’

• Songwriters’ serenade: Author explores Jews’ prominence in America’s golden age of music

columns

• A Christian dog rescuer restored my faith in humanity

• Different strokes, Spit for spat, Sign of the times?

• Video game to silver screen, ‘Sex and the City’ sequel,  ‘Jew-Tang clan’ returns

• Endless worrying won’t make the difference — doing our best will

cook

• Melting pot of cultures — fragrant, spicy flavors

opinions & letters

• Examining rapper Q-Tip’s Shabbat: Rest up, then party!

• Anti-Israel hatred on campus: a fire you can’t fight with flowers

• letters

• New ethical seal will take kashrut where it must go

lifecycles

• engagement

• b’nai mitzvah

• birth

• deaths

supplements

• At least 10 reasons Israel is a leader in clean technology

• Sign-language interpreters will lend a hand to the deaf

• Jerusalem, Komen to battle breast cancer together

• Seeing Israel on foot — from top to bottom

• Young Israelis turning to Yiddish in search for roots

• Burlingame youth chorus to sing from main stage

• Who’s got talent? This year’s five finalists certainly do

• Bringing young Jews into the fold is essential

• Free film series offers modern views of Holy Land

• Photography exhibit highlights Israel through students’ eyes

• Young adults to keep the party going at SoMa nightclub

• Business matchmaker wins Israel in Our Lives Award

• Shop like the Israelis at ‘Sheinkin Street shuk’

• From trivia to drum circles to crafts, kids zone has a lot to offer

• Gardens burst with food choices, from pizza to piroshki

• For Gardens co-chairs, everything is coming up roses

• Israeli band still slammin’ after all these years

• All things Israeli will bloom in San Francisco