Friday, May_30, 1986/The Jewish Floridian of Pin el las County Page 5
Jewish Community Center of Pinellas County
8167 ELBOW LANE MOUTH ST. KTEMWKi, FLA. 33710 FM. S1X-34447S6
Rabbi Shlomo SawiUnvshy of Ckabad Lubavitch of Pinellas County
assists local businessman Jonathan Fuss in affixing a Mezzuzah at
Beth David Chapel, St. Petersburg.
From The Rabbi's Desk
By RABBI
SHLOMO SAWILOWSKY
"And you shall write them on
the doorposts of your house and
on your (rates" (Deuteronomy 6:9;
11:20). The Mitzvah of Mezuzah il-
lustrates that not only is the
synagogue holy but also one's
home should be like a sanctuary.
The sanctity of the Jewish home
is symbolized by a Mezuzah, a
small parchment scroll, handwrit-
ten, in a specially prescribed man-
ner and affixed to the right door-
post of the rooms within the
Jewish home. This Mitzvah attests
to G-d's watchful care over the
house and all that is in it.
The Mezuzah contains two
Biblical passages: The "Shemah"
and the "Vehaya." The
"Shemah" (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)
declares the unity of the One G-d,
as well as our sacred, eternal duty
to serve G-d and only G-d. The
"Vehaya (Deuteronomy 11:13-21)
expresses G-d's assurance to us of
the reward, both material and
spiritual, that will follow our
observance of the Torah's
precepts.
The Talmud tells about Onkelos,
one of the most famous
translators of the Bible into the
vernacular. Onkelos, the son of
Kallonymos, became a proselyte
to Judaism, and in doing so arous-
ed the wrath of the Caesar.
Caesar sent a group of soldiers to
influence Onkelos to change his
mind and return to Rome.
Onkelos escaped by persuading
the soldiers to also become pro-
selytes. Caesar then sent other
militia, warning them not to con-
verse with Onkelos. The men seiz-
ed him but upon being removed
from the house, Onkelos reached
up and placed his hand on the
Mezuzah.
Asked for an explanation for
this action, Onkelos told the
soldiers, "It is customary with a
king of flesh that while he is
within the palace, his servants
guard him from without. Our
King, the King of the universe,
lets the servants sit inside, while
the King guards them." The
soldiers were so impressed by this
response that they released
Onkelos, and eventually they too
became proselytes under Onkelos'
tutelage. 
MINI CAMP
A Mini Camp will be held from
Thursday, June 4 to Friday, June
13 at the Jewish Community
Center. Activities will include
Held trips, arts and crafts, drama
and music.
For information and registra-
tion, call Betty at 344-5795.
LOOK WHO'S COMING TO
CAMP
It's not too late to register for a
fun summer at Camp Kadima.
Some campers who have signed
up recently are: Marti Nickerson,
Sheila Chacko, Sara Chacko, Lisa
Chacko, Monica Schaefer, Bran-
don Stone, Jennifer Butler, Robin
Daniels, Erin Sembler, Mark
Sembler, Shannon Glass, Ashley
Glass, Louis Terry and Jack
Jonas.
Camp Kadima will have two ses-
sions this summer: Session One 
June 16 to July 11 and Session
Two July 14 to August 8.
Regular camp hours are 9:15 to
3:45 with extended hours from 7
a.m. to 6 p.m.
Camp fees include kosher lunch,
snacks, towels and field trips.
Door to door transportation is
available at an additional fee.
Activities at camp include swim
instruction, music, drama,
ceramics, arts and crafts, tennis,
karate, outdoor activities, soccer,
free swim, horseback riding, field
trips, camp shows and carnivals,
overnights and weekly Oneg
Shabbats.
Programs offered include
kindercamp (2%-pre-
kindergarten), Junior Kadima.
(grades K-2), Senior Kadima
(grades 3 and 4), Safari (grades 5
and 6), Caravan (grades 7 and 8)
and a camp for children with
special needs. There is also Aid in
Training, Leaders in Training and
Counselors in Training programs.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
RACHEL MACDONALD
Rachel MacDonald, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Mac-
Donald, will be called to the Torah
as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday
May 31 at Temple Beth-El.
Rachel is a student in the Tern
pie Beth-El religious school and it
active in the Junior Youth Group.
She attends Pinellas Park Middle
School where she is in the sixth
grade. Rachel plays softball with
Pinellas Park National Little
League, is a clown with Clown
Alley and a member of the Junior
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Post 104.
Mr. and Mrs. MacDonald will
host a reception on Saturday, May
31 at the American Legion Post in
Pinellas Park. Special guests will
include grandmother Frances
MacDonald, aunts, uncles and
cousins from Michigan, Miami,
Golda Meir Center
302 South Jupiter Ave.
Phone: 461-0222
SHAVUOT PARTY
The Charles and Isadora
Rutenberg Family Foundation
and the Golda Meir Center invite
you to celebrate the giving of the
Torah by joining in aShavuot par-
ty on Wednesday, June 11 at 1
p.m., in honor of the bringing of
the first fruits to the Temple,
refreshments will include fruits,
kugel and pastry.
Musical entertainment will be
provided by singer Cheryl Burton.
The daughter of a minister,
Cheryl has been a soloist at Tem-
ple B'Nai Israel in Clearwater for
10 years and is choir director at
Christ Presbyterian Church of
Largo. Cheryl has appeared in
numerous local musical produc-
tions, including several Gilbert
and Sullivan operettas. At our
Shavuot party she will sing a
medley of Hebrew songs, as well
as some Broadway and light opera
selections.
The charge for the party is $1,
and transportation will be
provided.
Call Sue at 461-0222 to RSVP
and to arrange for a ride no later
than Monday, June 9.
MONDAY
AT THE MOVIES
Monday at the Movies continues
at the Golda Meir Center in June
with the presentation of the
"Prime Time Series" by the
Sears-Roebuck Foundation. Films
will be shown on Monday, June 9,
16, 23 and 30 at 11 a.m.
The "Prime Time" films con-
cern older adults in many facets of
their lives and are entitled "Cop-
ing With Change," "Learning to
Enjoy," "Inner Strength" and
"Interdependent Relationships."
There is no charge.
WEEKLY GAME DAY
The Golda Meir Center and the
Friendship Club sponsor a weekly
game party at the center each
Monday at 1 p.m. The community
is invited to come and bring their
friends to play cards, mah jong,
and other games of their choice.
Non-members of the Friendship
Club will pay $1, which includes
refreshments.
For more information contact
Florence Shevelenco at 796-1372.
New York, Boston and
Gainesville.
RICHARD BARLIS
Richard Evan Barlis, son of Lea
Barlis and Arthur Barlis, will be
called to the Torah as a Bar Mitz-
vah on Saturday, May 31 at Con-
gregation Beth Shalom in
Clearwater.
An active member of Kadima,
Richard is a seventh-grader at
Palm Harbor Middle School. He
enjoys tennis and music and is an
honor roll student.
The family will host a reception
on Saturday, May 31 at Bounty
Hall in Dunedin. Special guests
will include grandparents and
relatives from Clearwater, Miami
and Rhode Island.
CHARLES SEKERES
Charles H. Sekeres, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Eric Sekeres will be call-
ed to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah
on Saturday, June 7 at Temple
B'nai Israel in Clearwater.
Charles is a student in the Tem-
ple B'nai Israel religious school
and is vice president-elect of the
Temple's Junior Youth Group. A
sixth-grader at Seminole Middle
School, Charles is an honor roll
student and a member of the
Young America Bowling
Association.
Mr. and Mrs. Sekeres will host a
reception on Saturday evening,
June 7 at their Seminole home.
Special guests will include grand-
mother Margaret Marshall of
Denver; aunt and uncle Laura and
Greg Marshall of Colorado Spr-
ings, Colo.; cousin Leslie Marshall
of Denver; cousin Michelle Mar-
shall of Hereford, Texas and
special friends Larry and Lori
Rosner of Chicago.
For more information, call
344-5795.
GOLF TOURNAMENT
POSTPONED
The Invitational Golf Tourna-
ment scheduled for June 5 at the
Seminole Lake Country Club has
been postponed. Information will
be forthcoming concerning a new
date and revised plans.
Artukovic Sentenced To Death
By Tribunal In Zagreb
PARIS (JTA) Andrija Artukovic, who was the In-
terior Minister of the Nazi puppet state of Croatia during
World War II, was last Wednesday (May 14) sentenced to
death by a five-panel tribunal in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, for his
war-time activities, according to reports here. Artukovic's
lawyers have 15 days to file a written appeal of the court
decision.
THE SENTENCE was handed down by District Judge
Miklo Gajski, culminating a month-long trial against the
86-year-old Artukovic. He was accused of complicity in the
murder of some 900,000 Serbs, Jews, Gypsies and others in
his post as minister in the fascist Ustasha government that
ruled Croatia from 1941-1945.
Artukovic has denied all charges against him. He was
extradited from the United States to Yugoslavia last
February after living in California for 37 years.
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