Brett Paesel

A Jewish funeral leads Nate to seek spiritual guidance from an intense female rabbi. Visiting her Aunt Sarah, Claire's surprised to meet an intriguing boy her own age amidst Sarah's hard-partying "artist" friends, and Keith warms up to David after a medical emergency.

Ruth is delighted when her sister Sarah visits but she brings bad news with her. David and Keith begin experiencing difficulties on how to discipline their new foster children. Elsewhere, Nate muses on the loss of his first love and Vanessa hires a nanny.

Mort gathers his children together to tell them something important; they fear he has cancer, but his real revelation shocks the entire clan.

A suspicious Lorelai catches Jess in Rory's room and accuses him of stealing a bracelet and Luke impulsively decides to buy the building where he lives.

Maura finally comes out to Ali, and they join Sarah on a field trip to the mall, where they all get rude lessons in womanhood; Josh is forced to confront his past, thanks to questions from Syd about his longtime relationship with Rita.

Larry is villainised for accidentally tripping Shaquille O'Neal at a Lakers game, but the incident ironically ends up bringing him good luck.