Like many twins, Noah and Adam Weitzman tend to complete each other. Or, at least, to finish one another’s sentences when speaking. So it was probably only a matter of time before the 28-year-olds merged their talents and went into business together. Their idea — a service to help simplify bar mitzvah planning — also…
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Parenting
Road tripping with 2 young kids — fun times, or madness?
Last fall was a season of road trips for my family. A couple of years ago, we uprooted our lives in California and now live in New York. I miss living in…
News
Andy Samberg gives his Berkeley mother a gift: the truth about her birth parents
This article originally appeared on Berkeleyside. Margie Samberg knew from the time she was 7 that she had been adopted. The revelation came in the early…
Unions
Married in their hearts, it took 23 years and two sons to make it legal
Karen Solomon always felt she was a bit out of step with most other women when it came to talk of weddings, the big day, the perfect gown and all of that.…
Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of Jan. 11, 2019
Milestone birthday! Nita Juelich celebrated her 100th birthday last month at Menorah Park, the San Francisco senior home where she’s lived for 31 years,…
Obituaries
Deaths for the week of Jan. 11, 2018
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Richard Jack Cohen Richard Jack Cohen passed away on the evening of December 25,…
Torah
Overturning an unjust regime? This week’s Torah portion has a lot to say.
Bo Exodus 10:1–13:16 Jeremiah 46:13-28 In normal times, I approach Parashat Bo in the usual way. I dive deep into fine points of the story and the…
Family Matters
My mom has dementia. How can I keep her engaged?
My mom is in her early 70s and has been diagnosed with advancing Alzheimer’s disease. She is very fit and lives at home with caregivers helping her. She…
Community
Quad Mitzvah — four siblings celebrate together
It was just another beautiful, soulful, tearful b’nai mitzvah … times four. For the four siblings who came into this world more or less together 13 years…