Long Beach Temple Israel Bar Mitzvah | Ryan

It was great to be back to Temple Israel for Ryan's Long Beach Bar Mitzvah ceremony this weekend.
Temple Israel is one of our favorites, and we photograph there often--in fact, we'll be returning again this month, and twice in November.


Mazel Tov, Ryan!

Shane's Long Beach Temple Israel Bar Mitzvah--in 1 minute!

Here's a fun video from a recent Long Beach Bar Mitzvah at Temple Israel, a 1 minute highlight from Shane's ceremony. Enjoy the viewing!

Long Beach Bar Mitzvah | Temple Israel | Jeremy

In 2008 we met June, who was looking for someone to photograph and video her daughter Emily's upcoming 2009 Bat Mitzvah at Temple Israel of Long Beach. We ended up agreeing to work together, and met up with Emily on Valentine's Day for the big event.
Mom was thrilled with the work, and told her friends. We've since returned to Temple Israel for Claire, Dylan, Maliena, Alysia and Shane, and on Saturday we were back to Temple Israel again, this time for Jeremy.
Thank you June--and Suzanne--and Debbie--for spreading the word.

Temple Israel is a historic temple in the heart of Long Beach, circa the 1940s, with a big sanctuary, stained glass windows and a music filled service. The temple is about to undergo a facelift in the next two years. Progress is great, but we'll miss the ol' sanctuary.
After the service, Jeremy and his friends celebrated at the Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach. See him below doing the limbo!

Long Beach Hyatt Regency Bat Mitzvah Bash | Mikaela

Here's a really fun video David Medill put together for us from Mikaela's Bat Mitzvah party at the Long Beach Hyatt Regency.

Temple Israel Long Beach Bar Mitzvah | Shane

We returned to Temple Israel of Long Beach Saturday for Shane's Bar Mitzvah. The time change caused the light to shine in places we'd never experienced before, illuminating the temple with much more light than we'd seen before--happily so.

After the service, Shane and his friends boarded a water bus for the Marriott Renaissance Hotel, where a guitar themed party had the kids and adults rockin' out. DJ's H2H did an amazing job. Rock on, Shane!

Long Beach Temple Israel--Quartet by Sam Graham

August, 2009 found us with our first four week quartet--4 Saturdays in a row at Long Beach's Temple Israel.
Sam Graham photographed Dylan, Claire, Malenia and Alysia on the bima, and at several fun reception sites, most notably, Seal Beach's Old Ranch Country Club.