Love, Heaven and your Dog…

Jack Levy never considered himself the most religious man in the world. He didn’t mind going to Synagogue and went about once a month for a spiritual shower. He loved participating in community events and he did everything he could to contribute to the growth of the Beth Israel Synagogue.

In Jack’s town of Gerton, Ontario there were about twenty Jewish families, out of a population of forty-five hundred. When the community got together it was always a joyful celebration.

Jack was married to Tsipi Finestein who was born in Israel. The thing about Tsipi was that she was not religious at all. She was proudly Jewish but attending Synagogue was not her thing.

The Rabbi in Gerton, was also the Rabbi for a bunch of smaller Jewish communities in the North and as a result, he was always traveling. Rabbi Mordechai Silverman was constantly quoting the Great Chabad Rabbi Shneerson. He would say ‘’We don’t believe in labels, they are only good for clothing, not people. We treat everyone with respect.’’ Jack and Tsipi really liked him and his wife Sarah. The Rabbi and Rebbitzen cared about being available for the Jews of the north for any thing they might need or require.

One of the things the Rabbi liked to do was answer questions from the community. He had a weekly Zoom meeting and if he didn’t know the answers, he would get back to…