Sam will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on October 20, 2007 at Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation in Seattle.
Sam is the son of Karen and Dr. Stuart Epstein of Bellevue, and the brother of Adam. His grandparents are Rachel and Samuel Bil Calvo of Bellevue, Shana Epstein of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and the late Norman Epstein.
Sam is a 7th-grader at Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences. He enjoys playing on Seattle Academy’s basketball team, where he was awarded MVP, and also plays on the Boys and Girls Club basketball team. He collects sports memorabilia and is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Lakers.