Presbyterians Seen Renewing Attacks On Israeli Policy

Jewish leaders lash out at new, left-leaning report; cite lack of dialogue with major groups here.

JCPA's point man on divestment, Ethan Felson, is angered by new report by Presbyterians.

by Stewart Ain
Staff Writer

Jewish community leaders are furious that a committee of the Presbyterian Church USA has lashed out at major American Jewish groups over their Israel policies without ever consulting them. Although a member of the church committee insisted that it was not again calling for divestment from Israel — as the church did in 2004 — Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein, director of interfaith relations at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, said he understood the committee would be endorsing the Kairos Palestine Document, which calls for a boycott and sanctions against Israel. - Read Story -

Deli, Berkeley Style

No Dr. Brown’s? Saul’s Deli, where the pastrami is grass-fed and the sodas small-batch.

by Julie Wiener

No one expects most Jewish delis to be kosher anymore. - Read Story -