Come together to end Shabbat with an evening of community, conversation, and experiential learning. We will recite the Havdalah blessings to mark the close of Shabbat over coffee and dessert. Our Israel Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Jeffrey Sosland, will lead us through an analysis of Israel’s water technology and help us to understand why Israel’s water revolution is so important to a thirsty world that is in the midst of a water and climate crisis. During our “A Sip of Israeli Water Tech” session, attendants will not only learn about Israel’s water innovations, they will taste them. 

Presented by Temple Beth El's Ahavat Medinat Yisrael (Love for the State of Israel) Endowment

Register by Thursday, April 19.

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About Dr. Jeffrey Sosland

Dr. Jeffrey Sosland is Assistant Professor of Global and Immersive Studies at American University. After receiving an A.B. from Harvard University, Dr. Sosland completed his Ph.D. at Georgetown University. The focus of Dr. Jeffrey Sosland's teaching is international business, global water scarcity and internship experiential learning. His most recent book is on water politics and the Arab-Israeli conflict, Cooperating Rivals: The Riparian Politics of the Jordan River Basin (State University of New York Press). Dr. Sosland also coauthored with Dr. Diane Lowenthal journal articles on experiential education and internships. This research has received awards from the American Political Science Association (APSA) and the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE). He was also awarded a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 

In his non-professional life Dr. Sosland has served on the board of directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Capitol Chapter, McLean School of Maryland, Camp Ramah in New England and the Milton School in Washington D.C.; as well as enjoying long distance running (completed 17 marathons and a 50-mile ultramarathon) and the company of his wife, three children and their dog.