Ruth and I recently joined in a socially-distanced Tu B'shvat seder, led by our friend Judy Kohn Brown, as part of our havurah at Congregation Beth Emeth.
Tu B'shvat is celebration of the New Year of the Trees. Though of ancient origin, it's observance was promoted by the 16th century kabbalist mystic Yitzhak Luria of Sfat and his followers. Various fruits and both red and white wines are consumed as part of the seder, each imbued with symbolic significance.
The world has lost a great soul in Flory Jagoda, the great Ladino folk musician who died this weekend at the age of 97.
I made these portraits of musicians Quincy Jones and Nancy Sinatra while on assignment to cover them at a 2003 event in Washington, DC.
Grace and great talent.
I photographed around the perimeter of the US Capitol the evening before the inauguration of President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Security was extraordinarily tight as a result of the violent insurrectionist riot at the Capitol just two weeks before.
There were multiple layers of high steel mesh fences, concrete barriers, manned checkpoints, and miles of razor wire securing the area. A total of 25,000 armed National Guard troops and police were deployed in order keep the area safe.
It worked.
Thank you to those who served.
The inauguration was uplifting, peaceful, and ushered in a hopeful new era to the nation.
After last week's unprecedented insurrectionist riots, protective fencing was erected around the US Capitol. National Guard troops and other security personnel are now on duty in the area.
I documented the mob of pro-Trump activists who rioted and desecrated the United States Capitol in Washington DC on Wednesday January 6, 2021. I worked and witnessed in the midst of this howling insurrectionist storm for several hours.
Treason, terror, & madness.
