yesterday A wedding ceremony was held for the son of public relations man Avi Yosef. Yosef is the grandson of preacher Rabbi Yehuda Yosef. The wedding, which took place in the halls of 'Beit Israel' in Jerusalem, was attended mainly by journalists, members of the WhatsApp group he is a member of, and members of the Jerusalem Municipality.
Yosefi arrived at the event considerably late. He quickly adorned himself with tefillin and wrapped himself in a tallit. Jerusalem City Council member Yossi Deitch came over to shake his hand and wish him Mazal Tov. The boy's father's face is shaved in the sifrah. It turns out that he intended to be the godfather, so he shaved. But then the godfathership was passed on to the grandfather.
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City Council members Israel Kellerman and Yitzhak Pindrus approach Rabbi Yehuda Yosef to wish him Mazal Tov. My grandfather, my father's father, also approaches and receives blessings and wishes.
From the side stands a beggar who recognizes me, taking a picture, but without the red scarf. Summer has already arrived. For the WhatsApp group he is a member of, it is probably worth a picture. I did not remain indebted - and I documented him documenting.
In the quarter, a respected member of the family, who takes the matter seriously, refuses to let go of the smile. Luckily for us, he released the baby without any problems, into the hands of the boy's father.
The father of the son holds the baby and begins the blessings. In the background, Rubi Shemesh and Bentzi Lizerowitz, who minutes earlier had heard the reason why the police announced that there would be no horsemen in Meron on Lag BaOmer this year. Bentzi, the police correspondent for Kol Chai, raised an eyebrow and asked: What is the reason? The joker answered him: Because the police announced that one horseman named Bentzi would be enough...
Israel Kellerman was honored with refreshments. He is a little embarrassed, hesitates and arrives. He looks at the baby and mainly tries to calm him down. Just so he doesn't cry in his presence. The prayer helped. The baby didn't cry.
Yossi Deitch was also honored. With Hasidic agility, he takes the baby from Kellerman's hands. The baby seems to feel that he is in good hands.
Now it's Rabbi Ackerman's turn from Lev Malka. For a few minutes we wait in silence, hearing only the baby's breathing. He comes from behind and takes the baby in his characteristic silence.
The Rosh Yeshiva is called to the baby to place him in Eliyahu's chair. He gently holds the baby and walks him to the chair. The baby senses the change in movement and begins to cry.
On the side, the mohel whispers to photographer Yaakov Cohen: "Take a picture of the knife and write: This is the knife that also circumcised the son's father, and now circumcises his son." Yaakov Cohen shrugs and says: "I don't have anywhere to write it down," but now you know.
Meanwhile, while the baby is in Eliyahu's chair, photographer Yaakov Cohen signals to Yehuda Eisenberg (center) to hint to Yitzhak Pindros (right) that he should put down the device and look at the camera. Pindros doesn't understand what is wanted of him. He is in the middle of reading something important - and everyone around him is laughing.
The grandfather sits down in the baby chair, excited, listening to the mohel's instructions on how to hold the baby and where to place his hands. The excitement is evident on his face.
""From the respected godfather, Rabbi Yitzhak Pindros," the mohel announces - and Pindros forcibly detaches himself from the portable casket and goes to carry the baby.
Rabbi Yehuda Yosef is respected for his blessings, and he, in his voice, recites them slowly and with emphasis, emphasizing each word.
""And I tell you by your blood I will live, and I tell you by your blood I will live," and the baby, who had not stopped screaming since the moment of the covenant, immediately calmed down when he tasted the taste of wine on the mohel's fingers.
On the side, Shlomo Heyman, owner of the VIP advertising agency, smiles with his friends. When I take a picture, he tries to hide the device. But I've already taken a picture and gone looking for the next picture.
Behind a huge pillar in the hall, Shlomi Gil, the senior reporter for 'Mishpacha', and Yitzhak Pindaros, who leaves him every few minutes to get a drink, huddle together. It's hot today, he apologizes and returns to the conversation.
The grandmother disappears at the end of the women's section. On the men's side, the camera is pulled out. They don't wait to take pictures, but rather rush to upload fresh photos from the wedding to the family group. "Well, what's his name?" everyone asks in unison. And he answers: "Real.".
Journalist Moshe Heller from Yedioth arrives. He looks tired. At the entrance to the hall, he quickly shakes hands with Yehuda Eisenberg. You look tired, I tell him. And he asks: "Don't take pictures, I've just woken up.".
The mohel sent the baby to the women's aid, called the boy's father and coordinated with him to come tomorrow to see the baby. "I have a wedding at Holyland at ten thirty, and then I'll come," while writing things down in his diary.
MK Gila Gamliel arrives to wish Mazal Tov. She stands with Avi Yosef's wife to take a picture, chats briefly, wishes Mazal Tov - and hurries to leave.
Meanwhile in the hall, Haim Iloz from Kachar Hashabbat is showing a video on his phone. His colleague, Zvika Gronich, is not satisfied with his curiosity and looks to get a really good look.
Gila Gamliel, who had hoped to leave quickly, did not expect to see Yossi Rosenbaum, director of the PR and Strategy Office, and stayed to talk with him for a few more minutes.
A triplet of twins is doing exercises on the carpet in the entrance. I photograph them, waving their hands from side to side, happy.
What are your names, I ask, when I pose them for a picture. They stiffen their faces. "Take a picture of us tough," and "Our names are Avi, Daniel and Nadav.".
Moshe Heller is sitting outside to get some fresh air. A man named Widar sits next to him. It soon becomes clear that he has no connection to Yaakov Widar from the Likud.
The Taharat HaBayit organization sent a gift: a huge, decorated gift, filled with dozens of beautiful tiny chocolates. "The catch: the chocolates are milk, so that the guests don't nibble on the design before the happy couple sees it," one of the guests tells me, taking one chocolate, and walking away, muttering to me: "I didn't eat much meat...""
Rubi Shemesh leaves the hall, but Rabbi Yehuda Yosef calls him, blesses him personally, and wishes him all the blessings in the world.
At the press table, members of the same WhatsApp group, are Yanki Reinitz from Modia, Benny Machlab from Shobo Banim, Yehuda Eisenberg from Rabbi Kanievsky's house, and Chaim Iloz. Trying to escape from the picture - Moshe Bergman.
On the other side of the table are Yanki Porush from the HaMevasser newspaper, Shaye Deitch, Chilik Tversky from JDN, and also Moishe Bergman, who this time couldn't escape entering the picture.
Towards the end of the wedding, Avi Yosef's eldest daughter sits on her father's lap, making sure that I am indeed the one who photographed them at the market on Friday, when they were on their way to buy 'Arbas' for Shalom Zochor. When she receives a positive answer, she says to me: "Then photograph us again.".
At the end of the hall, a family argument: who will say the blessing and invite the guests over the glass. Most of them avoid the situation because they can't read the small print on the blessing, but finally the glass stops with one of them - and he begins the blessings.
City Council member Nachmaniel Saban, who serves as the chairman of the council of the Tel Zion community, arrives at the hall in the middle of his work, sits down to wish Mazal Tov, apologizes for not being able to stay long, and quickly leaves for an urgent meeting in the community.
