Allan Goldstein

Allan and I agreed to open the synagogue for two Wednesdays. We were originally told we just had to show people around, but as the first open day neared we found out it was more than just giving a tour. In fact, just two days before the first Wednesday, we found out there were seventy school children coming for one hour and six adults for the second hour!

Although my knowledge of our religion is quite good, I still spent some time on the Internet researching the meaning of Sukkot and various other aspects of Judaism, which I could talk about. My former occupation as an infant teacher stood me in good stead. Allan served as doorman and security.
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Allan and our friends were able to add comments too. The children asked loads of questions. I explained further about Yom Kippur and how we fast, one of the children asked me if I had fasted. I explained that because of my medication I had not fasted, but Allan had and always did fast.

For the second half hour, we moved the group to the Bimah. Allan had been keen to open the ark before the children arrived, but I disagreed, as we'd lose the WOW factor.
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Barbara and Allan Goldstein (SDRS Council Members).

Allan Goldstein

Alan Goldstein