Jeff Tager

Jeff S. Tager (67) of Canton, CT, passed away July 22, 2024, at his home surrounded by family. Born in Hartford to the late Alfred “Al” and Evelyn “Evie” (Perler) Tager, Jeff was a long-standing member of the Bloomfield community. He graduated from Bloomfield High School, Boston University, and the University of Connecticut Law School before becoming a founding partner of Tager & Johnson Law Firm in Bloomfield. He also volunteered for 20+ years as an EMT with the Bloomfield Volunteer Ambulance Service, served as the long-term Treasurer of Chabad of the Valley synagogue, and was active in the Rotary Club of Bloomfield, serving as Rotary District Governor in 2003-2004.

A beloved father, zaydee, brother, uncle, cousin, mentor, and friend, Jeff always had a kind word to say and a joke to tell. He was a loyal friend constantly ready to lend a hand. Throughout his life you could find him cooking his famous “synagogue chicken” at Beth Hillel, defending the rights of union members or insurance claimants, or, in his later years, playing cribbage on his hand-made boards.

He is survived by his wife Orit (Friedman) Tager of Canton; brothers Barry Tager of Avon and Lee and his wife Susan (Cashman) Tager of Avon; daughter Sara (Tager) Cooper and her husband Justin of New Windsor, NY; son Adam Tager and his wife Allison Schachter of Brooklyn, NY; nephew Brian Tager and his wife Katlin (Latham) Tager and their son Logan, and grandsons Cameron Cooper and Akiva Tager-Schachter.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 25 at 10:00am in the Chapel of the Weinstein Mortuary, 640 Farmington Ave., Hartford, with Rabbi Mendel Samuels officiating. Interment will follow in Beth Hillel Synagogue Cemetery (80 Wolcott Rd., East Granby, CT). A memorial will be held immediately following the interment at Chabad of the Valley (141 Hopmeadow Street, Weatogue, CT).

Jeff’s family will sit shiva with visiting hours from 1:00pm to 7:00pm on Friday, July 26, and from 11:00am to 3:00pm on Sunday, July 28.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Chabad of Valley (141 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury 06070, https://www.chabadotvalley.org/).

For further information, directions, or to sign the guest book for Jeff, please visit online at www.weinsteinmortuary.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Chabad of Valley (141 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury 06070, https://www.chabadotvalley.org/).

Jeff’s family will sit shiva with visiting hours from 1:00pm to 7:00pm on Friday, July 26, and from 11:00am to 3:00pm on Sunday, July 28.