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Eulogy for Rabbi Aaron Gold (by Ralph and Marian Barnes)

The Shofar, Newsletter of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, July 2001

When Marian and I arrived in San Diego in 1979, we decided to find a shul where we would be comfortable—we had always been members of an Orthodox Synaogue in England and decided we would "try something different."  After visiting three or four synagogues in the area, a friend suggested Tifereth Israel. We attended the next Friday night service and, after enjoying the service sitting together (with our youngest son) as a family, went into the Oneg Shabbat. The first person to greet us was Rabbi Gold, who, on hearing us speak, said, "And what part of England do you come from?" He was so charming, explaining what Tifereth Israel had to offer, that the following Sunday morning we enrolled as members, with Jeremy entering the Torah School. "The rest," as they say, "is history." Thank you, Rabbi, for bringing us into the Tifereth Israel family.