Category Archives: Events

Bar mitzvah during a pandemic–life carries on.

July 7, 2020B'nai mitzvah, Child, Eventsbar mitzvah, Bay Area, Bay Area photographer, Chabad, Chabad of Sherman Oaks, Jewish, Orthodox, Sherman Oaks, tweenagerShoey Sindel

Orthodox Mitzvah Photography during Pandemic

Chabad bar mitzvah during a pandemic.

Zoomitzvah my first COVID virtual bar mitzvah

April 19, 2020B'nai mitzvah, Eventsbar mitzvah, COVID photography, COVID-19 photo, event photography, online photography, ZoomitzvahShoey Sindel

First of all, mazel tov to Noah and his parents Melissa and Dani. Noah celebrated his bar mitzvah yesterday at home in the company of his friends and relatives via Zoom. Before COVID and shelter in place, I WAS going to be his official bar mitzvah photographer at the synagogue and at his celebration. Alas, […]

Berkeley Hillel’s Renovation Groundbreaking Event

September 8, 2017EventsBerkeley, Berkeley Hillel, Business Portraits, event photography, Jewish, non-profit event, non-profit event photography, UC BerkeleyShoey Sindel

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 […]

Mitzvah Photography — 3 Benefits to an Announcement Photo Session

July 21, 2017B'nai mitzvah, Child, Events, Family Portraits, TeensAnnouncement Photo Session, bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, family, family photography, family photos, pre-teen, TeenShoey Sindel

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.

Guest Blogger–Hugh Groman Catering with Tips on Planning a Wedding

April 7, 2017Events, Guest Blogger, WeddingsCatering, event, event photography, party, WeddingShoey Sindel

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.

Congregation Beth El Gala Event Photos

February 24, 2017EventsBerkeley, Beth El, event, event photography, fundraiser, Gala EventShoey Sindel

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 […]

Robert F Kennedy Jr., Riverkeeper speaker for College of Natural Resources

October 29, 2016Business, EventsAlbright Lecture, Berkeley Law School, CNR, College of Natural Resources, event photography, lecture, politics, Robert F Kennedy Jr, UC BerkeleyShoey Sindel

Robert F Kennedy Jr of Riverkeeper spoke at College of Natural Resources Albright Lecture Series.

Glamourous Corporate Holiday Party–Catering by Hugh Groman at Terra Gallery

February 15, 2016EventsCorporate Party, event photography, food photography, Hugh Groman Catering, San Francisco, Terra GalleryShoey Sindel

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.

J Weekly Magazine Readers’ Choice–Shoey Sindel Photography

August 25, 2015B'nai mitzvah, Events, Family Portraits, Testimonial, WeddingsShoey Sindel

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 […]

Berkeley bat mitzvah–mazel tov Marina

July 7, 2015B'nai mitzvah, EventsShoey Sindel

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 […]