The Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco 33707 St. Petersburg, FL Avenue 6416 Central Jewish Press of Pinellas County Inc. Bay, Tampa The Jewish Press Group of Counties recently expanded the mailing list it shares with the Jewish Press. If you do not wish to continue to receive the paper, contact [email protected] or call (727) 530-3223. www.jewishpresspinellas.com VOL. 33, NO. 22 ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA A JUNE 14 - JULY 11, 2019 16 PAGES Federation changing name to reflect service area The Jewish Federation of event involvement, and Pinellas and Pasco Counties is marketing support for the changing its name, effective July events going on. Yet we 1, to better reflect its recently ex- knew that to truly indi- panded area of service that now cate our expanded geog- The Jewish Press Group includes Hernando County. raphy, we’d need to move PAID U.S. POSTAGE of Tampa Bay, Inc. Bay, Tampa of PRESORTED The new name is “The Jewish our thinking beyond ‘The STANDARD Federation of Florida’s Gulf Coast.” “Earlier this year, we welcomed our Jewish Federation of The federation serves all of Pinellas and neighbors to the north in Hernando County Pinellas and Pasco Counties.’” Hernando counties and the western portion as part of our service area,” noted Emilie While central Florida’s west coast bears of Pasco. Eastern Pasco is serviced by the Socash, executive director of the Federa- numerous names – such as the Suncoast Tampa JCCs and Federation. tion, “and began offering the Jewish Press, NEW NAME continued on PAGE 5 ISRAEL MISSIONS Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis prays at the Western Wall. About 100 political leaders, business St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman places a note in the Western Wall while on a trip in mid-May people and educators accompanied the governor on his first foreign trip, May 25-31. with five other mayors from around the United States and led by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Mayor compares country today DeSantis makes history: Visit to boyhood trip and St. Pete now to West Bank, Cabinet meeting By BOB FRYER prayer also sought protection for his family. Jewish press staff report ernor, according to the Jerusalem Post. Jewish Press “I did Charlie one better,” he said, joking With more than 100 fellow biparti- The trip, May 25-31, was organized St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman has about how when fellow St. Petersburg resi- san politicians and businessmen in tow, in conjunction with Enterprise Florida, got us covered this hurricane season, and dent Charlie Crist was governor, he used to Gov. Ron DeSantis made his first for- Inc. for good measure has the city covered for put prayers in the wall, asking for Florida eign trip since taking office to Israel, All three cabinet members Attorney all manmade and natural disasters, too. to be spared from a hurricane. It seemed to leading a business development mission General Ashley Moody, Chief Keeping his city from those harms is in- work during Crist’s tenure. and holding the state’s first ever Cabinet Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and cluded in a prayer he slipped inside a crack (Despite Crist’s track record and Krise- meeting on foreign soil. Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki at the Western Wall during a recent visit to man’s prayers, the Jewish Press is not ad- He also visited a West Bank settle- Fried participated in the mission as did Israel – as is custom for people from around vising letting your insurance policies lapse.) ment, the first official trade mission members of the legislature including the world when they visit the holy site. The KRISEMAN continued on PAGE 7 beyond “the green line” by a U.S. gov- DeSANTIS continued on PAGE 8 New rabbi to join At meeting, top cops pledge ongoing Temple B’nai Israel dialogue on Jewish community security By BOB FRYER temple for By BOB FRYER ties. St. Petersburg assistant chief of Jewish Press 10 years, Jewish Press The sad fact is they can happen police, as well as top brass and While Rabbi Joshua Lobel says died at age After 11 were slain last year anywhere, and sooner or later, un- detectives from the sheriff’s of- he never met Rabbi Daniel Treiser, 46 last Au- in a Pittsburgh synagogue for no less hearts and minds filled with fice, joined the meeting – the first he knows the congregation at Tem- gust after a reason other than being Jews, and hatred are changed, they likely of several envisioned by Gualt- ple B’nai Israel in Clearwater loved battle with will. But that does not mean there Rabbi Joshua Lobel when a worshiper at a Chabad in ieri. Nearly every congregation, him dearly and he hopes to carry on brain can- California was shot dead in April is nothing to do but wait and hope Jewish agency and organization the late rabbi’s legacy when he as- cer. Earlier this year Rabbi David by a suspect with radical right for the best. were represented. sumes duties as the temple’s new Novak came here from Vermont views, Jews throughout the nation With the most recent spike in The initial meeting was to hear spiritual leader on July 1. to serve as interim rabbi while the naturally worried if similar attacks worries about security, Pinellas Rabbi Trieser, leader of the RABBI LOBEL continued on PAGE 6 could happen in their communi- County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri SECURITY continued on PAGE 12 Begin Like our page @ www.facebook.com/jfed.pinellas DID YOU KNOW? End MEET JOSEPH BATTLE, Joe visits the Federation’s Jewish Community Camp as a specialty Owner and Instructor at Tampa Bay Krav Maga, a Since July 1, 2018, we’ve raised premier self-defense and fitness school in Largo. Krav instructor teaching self-defense Maga is the official hand-to-hand combat system of techniques. Learn more about camp at the Israeli Defense Forces. 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There’s something of ping and turns the corners of the lips people with its always-on abilities and soothing a crushing sense of conformity when you’re sur- into a big smile. our human inclinations toward snooping, while rounded by a homogenous sea, and you’re easily The gift of music is reaching Jewish also activating connections long in hibernation identified as the “other.” patients of Suncoast Hospice, thanks to a new program, “The Jewish Music that typically do not need to be roused. Which is why I find this particular article from Project. Kol Rina: Sounds of Joy,” We’ve all read about the great positives of these Ha’aretz – and more so, Carlos’s posting of it – to which aims to improve patients’ connections (such as reunited siblings) as well as be particularly interesting.