cover story

• Little Herzliya: Israeli ex-pats reshape South Bay Jewish life

news & features

• Peter Beinart waves the Zionist flag in JCCSF talk

• 101-year-old S.F. doctor gets a house call from Itzhak Perlman

• New spin on Yom HaAtzmaut: Emanu-El will be celebrating Israel’s 64th with a seder

• Students at Stanford now have a kosher dining option

• Women’s Torah study will be a gathering of the vibes

• Fundraiser to help fight social isolation of ‘different’ kids

• With new class, Cal grad furthers her pro-Israel battle

• Then and Now: MJB helped fuel S.F. coffee culture

• Camels, baseball and more at new ‘Israel in Marin’ fair

• Temple Isaiah celebrating 60th year

• Bend the Arc to decide on social action issues at S.F. library

• Chabad of Mill Valley to mark first decade

• Temple Sinai to host ‘Shabbat-O-Rama’

• Hillel at SJSUraises money for Jewish Heart for Africa

• Romney backers laud resolute approach to Mideast policy

• Former Brown’s Hotel in Catskills destroyed

• Ohio test question withdrawn

• Obama to speak at Holocaust Museum

• Irving Moskowitz gives $1 million to unseat Obama

• Adelson gives $5 million to GOP super PAC

• Demjanjuk attorneys want U.S. citizenship restored

• Police investigate hazing at Boston Jewish frat

• Tunisian Jews keep wary eye on unsettling political shifts

• ‘Fly-in’ protesters detained at Ben Gurion Airport

• Israelis, Palestinians meet in Jerusalem — Fayyad a no-show

• Barak: No promises from Israel not to attack Iran

• Palestinian hunger striker released from Israeli jail

• Israeli military commander loses post following rifle-butt incident

• Netanyahu one of Time’s top 100

• Survey: EU hate-crime monitors lack reliable data

• Israel changes payments to Holocaust survivors

• Jewish cottages near Montreal vandalized

• Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore computers, Lodz survivor, dies at 83

arts

• Israeli sax player to speak language of jazz at S.F. festival

• Jewish, Muslim virtuosos let good vibes flow on CD, stage

• Jewish rock ‘n’ rollers inducted into Hall of Fame

• Arab singer wins TV talent contest — and Israeli hearts

• Flareup over Maccabee film

• Off the Shelf: Lesser-known moments help trace Jews’ place in history

• Author Eggers will not accept Günter Grass prize in person

columns

• The Column: Holy moly: A special feeling washed over me in Jerusalem

• Faces

• Torah: Without our laws, we are fish out of water

• Our Two Cents: Gifts for baby who has it all

• Tygerpen: What goes bump in the day?

lit

• Off the Shelf: Lesser-known moments help trace Jews’ place in history

food

• Cook: A thousand tasty ways to make eggplant

opinions & letters

• In Lithuania, Holocaust awareness is rising

• Let’s close the social justice gap and turn beliefs into action

• Israel has a legal case for preemptive strike against Iran

• Putting out the welcome mat for Israelis in the Bay Area

• Letters

lifecycles

• B’nai Mitzvah

• Deaths

supplements

• Congregants enjoy the dirty work as urban farmers

• Affordable housing advocate bikes and builds for cause

• Jewish groups must bring young volunteers on board

• Teens can still sign up for weekend projects across Bay Area

• Service groups go out of their way to accommodate kosher volunteers

• AJWS grantee to discuss Kenya water fight

• Longtime volunteer honored by JVS

• Training workshops offered for tutors

• New or ‘gently used’ dresses sought