San Pedro Bat Mitzvah | Temple Beth El | Jordan

We had the good fortune of spending Saturday with Jordan and her family, as she was called to the Torah at Temple Beth El in San Pedro.

Below is what has to be one of our all-time favorite mother/daughter shots. There's just something about those two smiles--and those brown eyes!--that really gets to us.

Here's Jordan with Cantor Ilan and Rabbi Charles.

And here's more Jordan:

Long Beach Temple Israel Hafotorah Video Montage | Emily's Bat Mitzvah

It's almost the one-year anniversary of Emily's Valentine's Day Bat Mitzvah at Long Beach's Temple Israel, and we were just thinking about how this is one of your favorite videos ever. Why not pull it out again to share?

Wilshire Boulevard Temple Bat Mitzvah | Irmas Campus

Here's one of our favorite all-time videos montages. It's images of Samantha, from her December Wilshire Boulevard Temple Bat Mitzvah, chanting from the torah.
Photodex, which makes our favorite video montage software, Producer, just came out with a new version that shows videos in crisp, widescreen, and we love the look.
Check it out!

Manhattan Beach Bat Mitzvah | Congregation Tikvat Jacob

Laura had her Bat Mitzvah last weekend at our hometown temple, Manhattan Beach's Congregation Tikvat Jacob, and we were thrilled to take part. We tried a new lighting technique that we picked up at a photo seminar by photographer Doug Gordon. Portraits via the video light, for a softer look and more balanced background. We threw the light into an umbrella and bounced it--how do you like it? All three shots here are via the video light. On the third image, Laura is seen with CTJ's cantor Ken Jaffe.