Itai Dewar, z”l, passed away Nov. 27, 2021, at age 64. Itai is loved and remembered by his sister, Loren (Mark) Troen; brother, Daniel Dewar; niece, Lindsay (Bruce Conners) Horst; and great-nephew, Ernie. 
Itai was a teacher of Congregation Neveh Shalom’s ALIYAH’s fifth-grade class for many years, as well as a Hebrew tutor and adult education instructor. He was also the resident caretaker at Neveh Shalom. 
Neveh Shalom Director of Congregational Learning Mel Berwin shared the following tribute: Itai Dewar, z”l, was one of the first teachers I hired when I joined the staff at CNS. He was entirely dedicated to his 5th graders for the past 10 years, as well as to his adult Beginning Hebrew learners and all the students he tutored, and to the whole congregation as caretaker of the shul. 
Teaching was his joy, as was learning. It seemed like each year, he added new languages and new instruments to his collection. Piano. Banjo. Harp. He was ageless and poetic – he answered every question with a story, and, no matter how many stories he told, I never understood the linear timeline of his life. He especially loved sharing stories from his time in the Peace Corps and his years in Israel; but he took equal interest in his students, gathering their stories as much as he shared his own. He gathered friends as well, from all over the world, from all backgrounds, and from all the chapters of his life. 
We will deeply miss his humility, curiosity, kindness, dedication and gentle soul. It is hard to imagine Neveh Shalom or ALIYAH without him.
A funeral was held Dec. 1 at Ahavai Shalom Cemetery. Congregation Neveh Shalom sends our deepest condolences to the extended Dewar family