My first mitzvah since the pandemic started, and it was different than before, but no less spiritual or beautiful. Only immediate family and clergy were present, and family and friends participated virtually via Zoom and drove by in a car parade after the service.
And it was in this way, that Jared was called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah, making the transition from Jewish boy to man. He carried the Torah around the mostly empty congregation, waving to those on the computer as he walked by, he read from the Torah, he was blessed by the rabbi and his parents, and as much as we missed the opportunity to celebrate the old way, I think we all got a bit of a reminder of what's really important, and I'm honored to have been able to capture that.
I know the event profession has been shattered by this virus, and as we start to come together again, I'm there. To capture the so you moments as they evolve.
