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Save a Life – Donate Blood! 732-545-6482 732-246-3100 fax www.hpct-cae.org JUNE / JULY / AUGUST 2016 ISRAEL: A WORLD LEADER IN WATER Rabbi Eliot Isaac Malomet ow did Israel become a world leader in about this one: breeding tomato plants, wheat water? The answer is told in a and other crops on the basis of water efficiency, Hremarkable new book, Let There Be thereby cutting the quantity of water needed for Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World, growing by as much as 75%. Then there is by Seth M. Siegel. In it, Siegel points to the desalination. Israel now obtains close to half of its British policy restricting Jewish immigration to domestic water needs through the five Palestine based on the scarcity of water resources desalination plants it has constructed on the as the early motivation for the Yishuv to develop Mediterranean coast during the last two decades, every possible source of water imaginable. It was and in the process, has become a leader in the Sunday, June 26 as if the early pioneers were saying, “You think development of desalination plants throughout there’s not enough water here? We’ll show you!” the world. 8:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. The story of Israel’s water supremacy is These are all game-changing Your help is a confluence of human ingenuity, political will, developments for Israel. Israel’s water supremacy cultural proclivity, serendipity, and maybe just a in the Middle East may actually affect the politics needed at the few miracles along the way. Meet Simcha Blass, of the region. Already, Israel’s know-how has the great unsung hero of Israel’s water enhanced its cooperation with Jordan and Egypt. Annual Men’s Club infrastructure. Here’s a man who, after Quietly, there is cooperation on matters of water immigrating to Palestine from Poland in the management with the Palestinian Authority. It Summer Blood Drive 1930’s, goes on to become one of the major will not be difficult to imagine some forms of architects of Israel’s national water carrier and collaboration between Israel and many of the Donating blood is quick, major water systems. In addition, by sheer parched countries who are currently enemies of easy and safe. happenstance, he happened to notice one day on Israel, but who may, one day we hope, become Please contact Linda Schmidt a tour of a farm, a row of trees in which one tree linked together because of water. Iran, Israel’s was larger than all the others. After investigating greatest enemy, is facing a water crisis of epic (732-238-6378) if you can further, he discovered that the irrigation pipe next proportions in the coming years. Here’s an idea: volunteer to help with on-site to the row of trees was leaking next to the larger how about diverting all the billions of dollars that tree. This sparked the idea that irrigation could are being used for the development of nuclear registration or if you have any be made more efficient if water was delivered in a weapons and financing terror to improving water questions about donating. sustained drip to the tree or the plant. Three resources for the survival of its people? It almost decades later he patented a drip irrigation system sounds like beating swords into ploughshares and that revolutionized agriculture throughout the spears into pruning hooks. (My apologies, world and has saved trillions of gallons of water in Isaiah.) Note to Iran: Call Israel. They can help. There is No Vacation the process. Israel continues to be a modern for Our Daily In recycling wastewater and sewage, miracle. Israel’s water story is just one more thing Israel is a world leader. Ditto for developing to celebrate at this time of the year. Happy 68th Minyanim During technology to monitor sporadic leaks in homes Birthday Israel! and municipal water delivery systems. How the Summer. Minyan is held each We welcome everyone to join us at the weekday at Men’s Club Pre-Shavuot 6:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wine and Cheesecake Tasting If you can help out by Sunday, June 5 – 7 p.m. attending, you will be Sample Kosher wines and delicious cheesecake. helping others. See our flyer for more information! PAGE 2 Highland Park Conservative Temple Congregation Anshe Emeth Doris Frisch on her special birthday in July. Rabbi Eliot Isaac Malomet Rachel and Konrad Konik on their special Rabbi Emeritus Yakov R. Hilsenrath zt”l wedding anniversary in July. Hazzan Randall Levin Dr. Rochelle Henner and Roy Marantz on their special wedding anniversary in July. OFFICERS Joy and Steve Kuchinsky on their special President Sheldon Freidenreich wedding anniversary in July. President Elect Zoltan Kemeny Treasurer Barry Sherman Lynn Sherman on her special birthday in 1st Vice President Stuart Feinblatt Financial Secretary Arnold Schifman August. 2nd Vice President Dr. Barbara Chabner Recording Secretary Joy Kuchinsky Richard Beck on his special birthday in August. William Davidson on his special birthday in BOARD OF TRUSTEES August. David Brotman Dr. Peter Heimann Lisa Morgan Alexander Teichman on his special birthday in Ira Cohen Marc Herman Barbara Parkoff August. Nanette Cohen Sue Kheel Stanley Ravens Irving Klaus on his special birthday in August. Lawrence Fineberg Ira Kizner Henry Salmon Alyssa and Jonathan Siegel on their special Carey Glass Sherri Lerner Linda Schmidt wedding anniversary in August. Marty Golden Steve Lerner Marcia Shiffman Eveline and Steve Polinsky on their special Phil Goldwasser Carrie Mitnick Al Tondow wedding anniversary in August. David Greenblatt Uri Mittler Jerry Trub Barbara and Howard Sorkin on their special wedding anniversary in August. Men’s Club Presidents: Marty Golden and Larry Klioze Ellen and Dr. Maurice Elias on their special Sisterhood President: Marsha Goldwasser wedding anniversary in August. PAST PRESIDENTS Jacob Willner z’l Dr. Hans Fisher Roy Tanzman Nahamu Nahamu A. Harry Freedman z’l Karl Ringel z’l Kevin Leff Sue Kheel on the loss of her husband, Brian Louis Beck z’l Dr. Theodore Stahl Hon. Gayle Brill Mittler Kheel. David Michelson z’l Gertrude Klaus Fred Morgan Marsha and Phil Goldwasser on the loss of Philip Susswein z’l Arthur Cohen Dr. Peter Schild Marsha’s father, Brian Kheel. Lila Schwartz on the loss of her husband, Alfred Abram Freidberg z’l Dr. Theodore Sulzberg Stuart Mitnick Schwartz. Harry Kroll z’l Albert Rappaport Samuel Kamens Family and friends of Milton Frant. Stuart Katz z’l Dr. Elliot Brooks Carl Levy Daniel Rockoff z’l Benjamin Schall Dr. Mitchel Rosen Edward Guttenplan Linda Tondow HONORARY TRUSTEES Barbara Cohen Charles Mandel z’l Joseph Tabak Highland Park Edward Cohen Arline Schwartzman Hon. Herbert Tanzman z’l Conservative Temple Dr. Marlene Herman Ira Susswein z’l Congregation Anshe Emeth Mazel Tov Teri and Richard Beck on the birth of their Nomi Gerber, to Erez Paz. grandson. Dr. Ora Gourarie on her special birthday in Arline Schwartzman on the birth of her great- June. grandson. Ira Cohen on his special birthday in June. Bea Beck on the birth of her great-grandson. Philip Schmidt on his special birthday in June. Joanne Rosenberg and David Siegman on the Ina Nelson on her special birthday in June. engagement of their son, Jeremy, to Miriam Joseph Rimmer on his special birthday in June. Grossman. Al Sandler on his special birthday in June. Leaves on the Temple’s Tree of Randy and Carl Levy on the birth of their Carla and Bruce Herniter on their special Life are available for purchase. grandson, Dylan Grey Levy. wedding anniversary in June. These leaves serve as a permanent Terri and Michael Rosenberg on being honored Drs. Amy and Steve Schonfeld on their special remembrance of joyous lifecycle by Rutgers Hillel with the Rabbi Julius Funk wedding anniversary in June. Alumni Award. Linda and Barry Diamond on their special events and milestones, for example, Sue Kheel on receiving the Lifetime wedding anniversary in June. graduations, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Achievement Award from HPCT-CAE Patricia and Dr. Stephen Kamel on their special weddings, anniversaries, etc. Bases Sisterhood. wedding anniversary in June. Nanette Cohen on receiving the Humanitarian Gittel and Justin Footerman on their special are also available. If you are Award from HPCT-CAE Sisterhood. wedding anniversary in June. interested, please see Beth Spurr to Marcia Klioze on receiving the Rising Star Award Beverly Brysk on her special birthday in July. dedicate a leaf or base with this from HPCT-CAE Sisterhood. Steven Tamaroff on his special birthday in July. wonderful way to commemorate Debbie Gerber on receiving the Woman of Teri Beck on her special birthday in July. Torah Award from HPCT-CAE Sisterhood. Dr. Mark Green on his special birthday in July. and honor a loved one. Debbie Gerber on the marriage of her daughter, Susan Baron on her special birthday in July. Highland Park Conservative Temple Congregation Anshe Emeth PAGE 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Sheldon Freidenreich, President Join us for the At our Annual Gala on April 10, the needs of our community. Marlene M. Pomper z”l Temple community came together to recognize I hope that you agree with me that HPCT- the combined 180 years of the Highland Park CAE has a unique and special role in your life. By Memorial Lecture Conservative Temple and Congregation Anshe joining me as a Legacy Donor you will make a in Jewish Literature Emeth. The evening was a wonderful event with promise to our children, grandchildren, and fabulous music, delicious food, and a special generations to come, that our thriving Jewish The Schlemiel in Modern video presentation.