In today’s theater world, it is not unusual — and in fact, it may be a necessity — for an actor to be multitalented. Some become triple threats (actors/singers/dancers). Others are actors/directors/set designers/costumers. But hidden away near the intersection of Tatum and Cactus Road is Theatre Artists Studio, a small theater with rare talent indeed:…
So there’s this story that my mother loves to tell about me that somehow feels appropriate. When I was a kid, my mother used to drop me off at preschool for a few hours twice a week. Apparently, whenever I would walk into the room I was instantly saying hi to everyone around me, and…
Peter and Alissa Cohen survived a trial by fire and then some. Fun fact: On Alissa and Peter Cohen’s first date, they both took their own cameras to capture the event. They’ve always been shutterbugs, just in their own unique ways. Peter was the technical one who understood the minutiae of how to take a…
iPhone 5 $199-$399 with two-year contract Apple has been making beautiful devices for more than a decade, but with the iPhone 5, they just might have reached a new level of excellence. Between the flawless manufacturing tolerances to the stunning finish on both the black and white models, the new iPhone is really at the…
Walk into any grocery store around this time of year, and chances are pretty good that a Mollen Clinic is nearby. To most Arizonans, the name has become synonymous with the flu shots we get each year, usually in the middle of a shopping trip when it’s convenient and cheap. These clinics have turned the…
At a Shabbat dinner a few weeks back, someone asked me about my new friend, Josh. I wickedly responded, “Oh, we’ve been together for eight years.” Josh, whom I had only met for the second time, smiled at me and told the person, “Yes we met in taxidermy school.” Moments later, someone else asked us…
“The kids are all in there!” my oldest friend and college roommate shouted to my 12-year-old son Levi as she gently pushed him toward the foreboding ballroom. He tried to resist, but the element of surprise had slowed his reflexes a bit and he’d inadvertently staggered a few feet in the direction of the ominous…
Ruff Love Haley and Jordan Kaplan both love animals of all kinds. But for the two of them, dogs have always held a special place in their hearts — except it’s for two completely different reasons. Haley’s story begins a few thousand miles away in Puerto Rico. Her father is from the island, and a…
When my son Levi was 4, he decided he needed to do something to give back to the community. He approached his preschool teacher with a proposal for the first annual “Levi Gettleman Clean Up the Park Day.” I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that at four years old he created permission slips, presented…
To address the severe behavioral issues of a child, here are some strategies we’ve used: 1. For a child with terminal shpilkes who cannot stay put on the bimah, let the rabbi declare that the entire sanctuary serves as the bimah and the child can speak from anywhere in the room. 2. For a child…
