Berkeley Hillel, is one of the centers of UC Berkeley’s Jewish life. Almost 2,000 students enjoy weekly get-togethers, Shabbat dinners, High Holy Day services and retreats. Lehrhaus Judaica also housed many of its programs for the greater community at Hillel. For the next year, activities will be held in locations other than its Bancroft Way home. Hillel is undergoing […]
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As part of my bar and bat mitzvah packages I offer a complimentary Announcement Photo session in the months preceding the mitzvah. Like a wedding Engagement photo session, these Announcement sessions in that it serves 3 major purposes for bat/mitzvah and their family.
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Guest Blogger, Hugh Groman, has generously shared some tips on how to host a wedding (or other celebration party) making it great for you and your guests.
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Yet again, Berkeley’s Congregation Beth El completed a roaringly successful fundraiser. This year year’s theme was “The Great Klasky” turning the social hall into a 1920’s Speakeasy replete with strong adult beverages, women in flapper dresses and others wearing snappy hats. Money raised will be used for youth programs including scholarships for Camp Kee Tov (without […]
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Robert F Kennedy Jr of Riverkeeper spoke at College of Natural Resources Albright Lecture Series.
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Shoey Sindel photographed a Hugh Groman Catering corporate holiday party held at the San Francisco Terra Gallery. Photography included food and details from the event.
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Readers of the J Weekly Magazine, the San Francisco Bay Area’s Jewish magazine, have spoken 3 years in a row. Yup, Shoey Sindel Photography was voted the Favorite Photographer of the East Bay. The article says, Berkeley photographer Shoey Sindel calls herself a storyteller of people’s lives, using photos to tell the tale. She documents […]
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Marina is one of those bat mitzvahs that is talented, poised, confident, beautiful, interested in nature and attracts happy and kind people around her. Her bat mitzvah celebration was all of that–strong, beautiful, happy and attended by delightful family and guests. The family and I are no strangers: Susie and I go way back and I […]
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Jacob and his family celebrated his bar mitzvah at Congregation B’nai Shalom in Walnut Creek, CA. Since there is no photography on Shabbat, I met Jacob, his parents and sister and his grandparents on Friday for a portrait session. Grandma was so amazing. She learned a Torah portion to chant at Jacob’s bar mtizvah. […]
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Join portrait photographer Shoey Sindel and writer/editor and connection coach Julie Feinstein Adams (a.k.a. The Matchmaking Maven)
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