Rancho Palos Verdes Bar Mitzvah | Congregation Ner Tamid | Garrett

We returned recently to Congregation Ner Tamid, the beautiful shul on the hill in beautiful Palos Verdes, California for Garrett's Rancho Palos Verdes Bar Mitzvah.
The temple has lots of ambient daylight to work with, which we augmented with our Orbis ringflash and Alien Bees.





Mazel Tov, Garrett!

Rancho Palos Verdes Bar Mitzvah | Congregation Ner Tamid | Zachary

We've spent a lot of time at Congregation Ner Tamid in Rancho Palos Verdes over the last year, and it was a thrill to return again recently for Zachary's Bar Mitzvah. Both the service and party were held at the big temple on the hill, in P.V.
Photography is not allowed during the Saturday services, so we have to work extra hard at making the Friday afternoon "rehearsal" shots come to life, as if they were taken during the ceremony.

We'll let you be the judge at how well the Jeff/Sam tag team pulls that off.
For example, here's two different takes of Rabbi Issac going over Zachary's torah portion, with him, taken at the same time.


And here's Zachary and family marching with the Torah--on Friday afternoon!

Mazel Tov, Zach!

A 3-D, Action-Filled Bar Mitzvah Party

Earlier in the week we promised to post some of the highlights from Joshua's Palos Verdes Bar Mitzvah party--so here we go.
This was the event with the 3-D video montage--and a very enthusiastic family rockin' the dance foor.

Palos Verdes Bar Mitzvah | Congregation Ner Tamid

It was our pleasure to return to Congregation Ner Tamid in Palos Verdes for Rob's Bar Mitzvah. Ner Tamid is the beautiful temple on the hill, where Rob was called to the Torah. A few hours later, he had the time of his life with a rocking party in the social hall. Randy from Real Genius DJs did a great job of keeping the party moving.