Shula, I am soooo happy for you. My dad sent me an e-mail saying you were engaged and I was so incredibly excited. May your home be filled with joy and blessing. I hope I can be home for the wedding! all my love, Estie (wolf) Reidler

Shula and Gavi: Mazel Tov!!! from the sleepy Uncle Pesach. Thanks to the family for allowing me to prepare properly for the early Daf. This is wonderful news; the whole family is ecstatic about your engagement. Your Grandmother called the house at 8:30 this morning (5:30 from Portland) just beaming w/ joy. Gavi: I'll fill you in on the family jokes (what I understand, the rest I just fake it). Mazel Tov!! Uncle Pesach

Shula, when Esther called last night at 10:45 (late for the Minkin house), I thought, oh no, maybe Sara isn't feeling well. (Typical motherly/grandmotherly reaction). But when I picked up the phone, she said "GOOD NEWS"! I thought, what? What? "Shula's engaged!" MAZAL TOV! I told Aviva and Shayna and we were all jumping up and down. Of course Uncle Pesach was asleep at that hour. He has to get up for the early daf yomi. We texted all 3 of our boys right away. Shula, I was thinking of an old picture we have of you on Purim when you were little and you were wearing a kallah dress. We heard lots of great things about Gavi...especially from Shula herself. Gavi welcome to the family, and I hope you get our humor. Lots of love -- Aunt Celia and all "TTHHE CCOUSINNNNS"

Mazal tov Shula! We are so thrilled!! The Israelis get the first post!! Another family event for the Minkin-Jaffe shtick competition; we'll try not to embarrass you too much Shula:) Love, the Israeli Minkins