My friend Debra Rettman and I have long talked about photographing Rabbi Solomon Maimon. Rabbi Maimon was not only the first Sephardic rabbi ordained in the United States, he has been a pivotal figure in the Seattle Jewish community for decades and was also the official Mohel (trained in the ritual of circumcision) of the community. His first brit milah--Jack Babani-- was conducted in 1947 and his last one--my son Raphael--in 1998. I wanted to photograph the rabbi with both “boys,” representing the bookends of his Mohel career. We were able to get everyone together on President’s Day at Sephardic Bikur Holim for this photo shoot.