Brit Milah Photographer | Ronnie's Bris | Cooper City, FL

The brit milah (bris) is when a Jewish boy receives his Hebrew name and is circumcised on the 8th day of life. The circumcision is performed by a mohel, and this mohel has a special cover for the chair of Elijah. He has kept count of the number of women who have sat on the chair, and have become pregnant with a boy within a year, and whose bris he then performs. My eldest son, who became a Bar Mitzvah at 13 this year, was chair baby number 1,000! Today, he said he’s up to over 1,600.

I’ve really enjoyed watching this family grow. We have a newborn session scheduled for later this week, so I was super excited when mom called me this am to see if I was available to photograph her new son’s bris! I have an appreciation for attending and capturing life cycle events. Everyone in attendance was filled with love in welcoming this new baby to the community, and I hope I captured some of that.

Sleepaway Camp Magic | Camp Shalom of Central Florida | Camp Photography

I had the privilege of returning to Camp Shalom this summer as an alumni, a parent, and a photographer, to capture our kids in action during a weekend. I got to photograph the relaxed energy of a Saturday afternoon Mitzvah Day, leading into a yummy BBQ dinner, and a gorgeous pre-golden hour free time. The energy built for the Casino Night evening activity leading into Color War breakout! The next morning, after clean-up the competition commenced with picnic games, egg roll, egg toss, and swim races, followed by lunch and some cheers. I headed back home after that, but I brought these images with me, freezing in time the moments that make sleepaway camp summers so magical!