Dear Friends, It is with great sadness and pain that I inform of the passing of Yoni Gottesman (Yonatan Avaraham Zev Meir ben Oded). May his memory be for a blessing.
The funeral will take place in Israel G-d willing. My sister, Nechama Dina, who was Yoni’s Counselor and is Daniela’s teacher, is in Israel right now. She will be at the funeral representing our family, and the greater S. Barbara Jewish community.
We had the Zechut (privilege) to know Yoni. Most recently Yoni was a camper in Camp Gan Israel. I would like to share with you a beautiful story of a precious Neshama (soul) – Yoni.
One day after camp the counselors were having races. One of the counselors, Shmueli, was running so fast that he couldn’t stop himself in time and his hand rammed into the building. At the end of camp, probably three weeks after this incident, Yoni wanted to know how Shmueli’s hand was doing. Shmueli had no recollection of the incident. Yoni reminded Shmueli, and Shmueli reassured Yoni that he was fine. All of us standing there couldn’t believe the sensitivity of Yoni. That he remembered, cared and even asked. All this from a precious little four year old.
In the very short time that Yoni was here, he touched all those who came in contact with him. Yoni, we will miss you. You are in Heaven now, with Hashem, please ask Him to end this bitter exile and send us Moshiach. Yehay Zichro Baruch. May his memory be for a blessing.
I have attached in article about the Jewish way of grieving. May we only have good news to share between us from now on.
Please feel free to forward this email to others.
I love you Yoni.
Ella Loschak
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