Ahavas Achim Buys Sfld. Building
Weekly Quiz
BY RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
(Copyright 1968, JTA Inc.)
tion,
is
released
from
his
associa- whereby he slowly goes back to
Why , is it that the main body of tion with impurity. A mourner has the realm of the living (leaving
prayer (the 18 Benedictions) must
with the the dead in peace) at the end of
be recited by the worshiper in a likewise come in contact
dead and
undergoes a process seven days.
standing position?
Basically speaking, the main
body of prayer has been cast in
the form of benedictions (or bless-
Annual confirmation services of Cong. Shaarey Zedek will take
ings — Berakot). It is manda- place June 9. An at-home reception will be held for Jan Lynn Winer,
tory, as a general rule, to stand up daughter of Mr. ' and Mrs. Sidney J. Winer, 3386 Sherhourne,
while making a benediction. This
is because one addresses himself June 9, 3-5 p.m. No cards.
At-Home Reception Announced
Completing Ahavas Achim's transaction purchasing the land
and buildings of Northbrook Presbyterian Church in Southfield are
(from left) seated: Steven Uzelac, Vernon Spalding, Dr. Manuel
Feldman and Abe Friedman; standing: William A. Rosso, Harry
Young, Cantor Simon Bermanis, Dr. Leroy Peterson, Rabbi Milton
Arm, Steven Victor and Max Kruger.
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The purchase of the land and paved adjacent lot for 150 cars.
buildings of the Northbrook Pres-
Dr. Feldman said that plans
byterian Church in Southfield by soon will be formulated for ex-
Cong. Ahavas Achim was announ- panding the existing structure. He
ced by Dr. Manuel Feldman, presi- also pointed out that the church
dent of the congregation.
and synagogue memberships will
— The church is situated on nearly make dual use of the facilities
;ht acres fronting on 12 Mile until the new edifice of Northbrook
J., between Lahser and Ever- Presbyterian is completed on 14
green. The buildings acquired by Mile Rd. and Lahser.
Cong. Ahavas Achim contain an
Both Rabbi Milton Arm and Dr.
assembly hall, nine classrooms ex-
pandable into 13 units, offices Leroy Peterson are spiritual lead-
and a kitchen. It also has a fully- ers of the synagogue and church.
Eisenhower Urges Desalination Plants
to 'Make Desert Bloom,' Promote Peace
Former President Dwight D.
Eisenhower has developed a proj-
ect which he says csould promote
lasting peace between Arabs and
the Jews in the Middle East.
In a June Reader's Digest ar-
ticle he urges construction of three
nuclear-powered water desalination
plants in the Middle East to pro-
duce daily more than a billion gal-
lons of fresh water from the sea
and, irrigate some 1,750 square
miles of barren land.
Eisenhower says the plants—two
on the Mediterranean coast and one
on the Gulf of Aqaba—would more
than double the average daily flow
of the three main tributaries of the
Jordan River.
The proposed atomic plants
could produce sweet water at a
cost no greater than 15 cents per
1,000 gallons—or about one-sixth
the cost of desalting water by use
of conventional fuels. "This is
well within practical range for
many types of crops," says Ei-
senhower.
Along with water, the plants
enormous
an
would produce
amount of electric power, which
would bring to the Middle East
"vast new complexes of industry,
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just as it has to many other parts
of the world."
He asserts that the plan would
also help solve the Arab refugee
problem. "Large numbers of them
could be employed in building the
new installations," he writes.
"Later, a great many could doubt-
less be settled on the new farming
areas in the Arab countries."
The billion-dollar cost of the
three plants could be met by sell-
ing stock to private and govern-
mental investors.
He would have the program ad-
ministered by the International
Atomic Energy Agency, an arm of
the United Nations.
Eisenhower asknowledges that
the biggest stumbling block to the
plan is the view of some diplomats
that implementation must await
stability in the Middle East.
70 Arabs Visit Rehovot
REHOVOT, Israel—Seventy Arab
visitors from East Jerusalem, stu-
dents at the Hebrew Ulpan run by
the Order of the Sisters of Our
Lady of Zion, in the Old City, were
received at the Weizmann Institute
of Science in Rehovot.
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to God when pronouncing a bless- THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, June 7, 1968-25
ing (i.e., "Blessed art Thou 0
God," etc.) and one always stands
before a king when addressing him
— as a sign of respect. Some
have claimed that the standing
position during the main body of
prayer is required because one
who offers prayer assumes the role
of the priest in the sanctuary of
old who offered the sacrifice. Just
as the priest was required to do
his work in a standing position so
is the worshiper ordered to per-
form his obligation in a standing
position.
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