This is the Weekend of the Ari Grashin Memorial Tournament

Last night, Beth David Synagogue hosted for Shabbat dinner David Grashin, the father of the late Ari, and a group of Ari's friends and a cousin from Seattle and two others whom he had met during his religious studies. They were all here for the Ari Grashin Memorial 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, which will take place tomorrow, Sunday, September 10 at St. Joseph's College in West Hartford.

Why in Connecticut and not in Ari's hometown of Seattle? They flew here to honor the memory of my Avi. In fact, David, who gave the sermon this morning, came in all the way from his current home, Anchorage, Alaska, to be here. ESPN's Steve Bunim and his new wife, Viviane, members of Beth David, organized this weekend's events.