To all my friends (including neurotic Poilishers, ostentatious Hungarians, kalter Litvaks, constipated Yekkes, hot-headed Moroccans, ignorant Syrians, penny-pinching Persians, provincial Israelis and prost Amerikaners),

May this be a year in which we see only the good in each other.

And remember: If you don't eat right before you begin fasting, you're liable to have a very paradoxical year.

Gmar chatima tova.