Come inside the ‘Activist’s Studio’ this Sunday

I have often told myself that I want to change the world - and yet I'm not sure how to do so. My intentions are good. But my actions? Um, does reading and writing about activists count?

If you've ever felt the disparity between your aspirations and your actions, come…

Fashionable and good for the planet!

This weekend I strut my stuff on the catwalk. I've got to bask in the glow of such an endeavor -- considering I'm barely 5'2", it's unlikely that I'll be a runway model on a different occasion.

The fashion show was organized by American Jewish World Service, Progressive…

Marry a Jew, get a quarter-mil? Seems fair to me…

The Associated Press reported today that the Illinois Supreme Court has okayed a "Jews-only" inheritance - at least that's the moniker the Chronicle gave the concept in the headline on the front page of SFGate.

I clicked through and learned that…

UPDATE: Deborah Peagler

As I type this, people are rallying in Los Angeles to advocate Deborah Peagler's release. Peagler has served 27 years in prison and was finally found suitable for release on July 10 by the California Board of Parole Hearings.

The Berkeley contre-temps

This week I filed my third -- maybe fourth -- story about the recall of John Moghtader, the 21-year-old U.C. Berkeley student, Associated Students senator and ardent Zionist. I have a feeling it won't be my last.

Moghtader lost his bid to keep his seat, and by a wide margin,…