Yael's 30th Memory Board by Ephie Mandel

Shake it!

EphieMandel — 2020-10-14 16:01:42 UTC

Happy birthday to the best mommy in the world! Thanks for teaching me how to shake it! Love, Liat

Kisses!

EphieMandel — 2020-10-14 16:03:19 UTC

Happy birthday mommy! You give the best kisses! Love, Ashira

Hairdo!

EphieMandel — 2020-10-14 16:07:23 UTC

You give me the best hairdos (even if I scream the whole time)! Love, Liat

Snuggles!

EphieMandel — 2020-10-14 16:11:50 UTC

Thanks for teaching my sister to love me and keep me warm and cozy! Love, Ashira

Ice cream!

EphieMandel — 2020-10-14 16:20:09 UTC

Mommy, you introduced me to ice cream and for that, I am forever thankful! Love, Liat

Ice cream!

EphieMandel — 2020-10-14 16:20:10 UTC

Mommy, you introduced me to ice cream and for that, I am forever thankful! Love, Liat

Hershey Park!

naomirrosenblatt — 2020-10-14 18:16:21 UTC

Fun times - the day I first was lucky enough to meet you and Ephie! Happy birthday, Yael! Love, Naomi

Happy birthay, Angel Pants!

naomirrosenblatt — 2020-10-14 18:20:17 UTC

😂

Wishing you many more celebrations

2020-10-14 21:59:58 UTC

Happy Birthday Yael! Wishing you many more happy birthdays and celebrations!! Hope to see you guys soon!

Water Schedule

2020-10-15 16:42:29 UTC

Happy 30th Birthday! Don't forget to stick to your water schedule!

Love, Raphe

2020-10-15 16:47:49 UTC

joyeux anniversaire! 🎊🎉👏🏽👏🏽

2020-10-19 00:46:39 UTC

Since we can only dream of Paris, here is a little reminder from when you were younger 😏. Happy birthday!! Hopefully we can celebrate soon 😘♥️ Love, Joel and Ravit

Party!

2020-10-19 15:14:59 UTC

Happy 30th birthday Yael!!! We are so sorry we can't celebrate your big day with you in person. At least we still have the memories of other fun parties and times together!! Wishing you the happiest birthday!!
Love, Ark & Benny

Happy 30th Birthday! We love you so much and can't wait until we can see you again in person! Sending lots of love, hugs and kisses to you all!

michvessal — 2020-10-19 20:48:48 UTC

We need more pictures together!

2020-10-20 14:07:10 UTC

Remember how we met on the shuttle? Worked together at B&H?
Had fun shabbos meals together? And apparently only took pictures together on Purim? Good times. Enjoy the big 3-oh! Happy birthday Yael!
Love, Ark

Love from J(2)-GERM

2020-10-20 15:09:48 UTC

Happy birthday! Sending you lots of love and hugs!

One of proud days in our lives to celebrate with you!

lrefah — 2020-10-21 16:39:09 UTC

Happiest Birthdays Yael Joon Joon!! May your life always be surrounded by happiness and love!! Love you so much!!

Happy birthday!

2020-10-22 16:45:02 UTC

Happy birthday, you gorgeous person! We miss you so so much over here! Can’t believe how old we are all getting but pretty grateful we get to do it (somewhat?) all together. Can’t wait for the time when we can have a 4 hour gourmet meal together again and watch Ephie drink Dov under the table while the kids play. Dov, Mouchka, Asher & Tessa

Lovin’ that ice cream!

w32q6waibe — 2020-10-22 22:30:15 UTC

This was just one of the many, many unforgettable moments you captured on video when you all stayed with us for the month of May! It’s one of our favorites! Wishing you a Happy, Happy 30th Birthday Yael!🎉 בס״ד May you always be blessed with the gifts of good health and contentment together with Ephie, Liat and Ashira! Sending hugs and kisses - how we miss all of you!
Mazal Tov!
NOTE: The kiss on the video belongs to Ashira!!!!!
💋 These are for you! 💋
One from each of us.........
Lots of Love, Momm and Abba

Happy 30th Yael!

2020-10-23 00:42:29 UTC

Yael: passionate, tenacious, thoughtful

From the day we moved in to the heights, to the day we moved out we felt your love. Thank you for always being such a welcoming hostess and delicious baker. Not to mention the education we recieved on Persian cooking. Your apartment was always open to newcomers looking to join the community. Thank you for swapping baby led weening recipes and and baby war stories. We are so glad we successfully pre-planned all our pregancies to ensure the most amazing girl gang around.

Happiest 30th to you! Wishing you a year of nothing but the best!

Love,
Alyx, Daniel, O & M

Happy 30th!!

2020-10-23 11:30:31 UTC

Yael! I want to wish you a super happy 30th birthday! May this new year bring you ever greater joy, fun, and adventure. I love seeing you every time we get to hang out (though it's been too long since the last time!) and I hope we can get together again soon. Sending you (and your adorable family) lots of love on your special day! 💕💗💖💞 Sarah Cassel

Meira Lerner

2020-10-25 22:41:25 UTC

From Maimo to Stern with elevator study sessions, indoor snowball fights, soccer, etc. I am so glad we get to continue our friendship - and hopefully our kids' friendships - in Teaneck! Looking forward to many get togethers (once they are allowed). Happy birthday!! 🙂

Happiest Birthday!!

2020-10-26 01:23:58 UTC

"To the fairest of them all!" （＾v＾）

Yael, we wish you your very best year yet & can't wait to belatedly celebrate with you in person soon, IYH! To happiness, good health, and success! Only brachot! <3
Kyra & Zach

2020-10-26 17:55:38 UTC

Happy Birthday Yael! Wishing you and the family a year of happiness and health in your new home!!

Elisa and Adam Rhodes

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

2020-10-26 19:52:51 UTC

If this pic doesn't sum up our friendship in a nutshell, I don't know what does! And, with special guest appearance by Timi! Yael, love you soooo much and miss you guys to pieces, cannot wait until the day we can reunite in person hopefully someday SOON!! Until then, sending you sun and hugs from the west coast and wishes for many many more happiest returns of the day. LOVE YOU BOOBOO!! XOXOX Elana

The best birthday clown

2020-10-27 04:33:05 UTC

Hi Captain YY, do you remember that time when I was the entertainment for your birthday party, like when you were six years old? Very impromptu but a very great show! I think I had all the kids laughing except one or two snotty ones. I had that lulav that I pulled out of nowhere and some funky hat, if I recall correctly. Love you very much and hope to spend future birthdays with the Mandel family. But if I cannot, may I at least have some cake to go?

Happy happy birthday!!

2020-10-27 13:24:44 UTC

Happy birthday, dearest! We miss you guys so much and hope to celebrate in person soon - preferably with a cake that has rose water in it! Yes, you're making your own birthday cake here because no bakery can compete with you.

Looking forward to the day we can discuss Harry Potter (Grifook?) and play Settlers again!

May this birthday herald a wonderful new decade for you and your beautiful family, filled with brachot, simcha, nachas, and health!

Love you,
Suzanne, Jack, Will and Liz

Happy Birthday Sis!!

2020-10-27 14:33:29 UTC

What would I do without a sister?! I'm so lucky to have you in my life! I love you!!

Halleh Joon Yael!

2020-10-27 14:39:31 UTC

You are our go-to for great hair do's! Can you please teach our Mom how to do them? Lucky we don't have to wait so long to have sisters and cousins to play with as our Mom did!! We're so happy you live in Teaneck now! <3

Happy Birthday!!

2020-10-27 14:42:20 UTC

Happy Birthday Yael!! Wish we could be celebrating in person!! We miss seeing you guys every week, and having the kids play together. We miss PJ shabbat meals, playing settlers (while I watched), drinking seltzer and wine, Sunday Funday adventures, and obviously weighing the pros and cons of stroller brands, baby led weaning and the elvie vs the willow (still not convinced on either one lol).
Here is to many more birthdays in the future and hope to see you guys eventually in person!!
Love,
Avigayil, Akiva, Adeline, and Asher Jay

It is your birthday.

2020-10-27 14:58:19 UTC

The cake is the theme; you can either have an hour of eating Jello, or an hour of collating and permanently fixing pages together.

But be warned: if you choose the Jello, then you'll have to stay late to make up the hour you missed.

Lukewarmly,
Dwight

Missing you on your birthday

2020-10-27 18:00:58 UTC

Yael! I feel so blessed to have gotten to spend time with you and ephie on your trip to Israel last year. Moreso, feel honored to have a friendship that has lasted so many years.
I send you the absolute best wishes for a wonderful 30th birthday and cannot see what your incredibly bright future has in store.
With all my love and gratitude to have you in my life (even from afar!),
Ilana

Happy Birthday 🥳

2020-10-27 20:16:15 UTC

Welcome to the club! Wishing you only the best things for the upcoming decade. It’s been so nice seeing you regularly again and having the kids in the same class, looking at the attached picture who would have thought...anything really other than constipation?...Even though many things have changed throughout the years you have remained so positive, kind, and giving. I know you and Ephie will pass down these attributes to your beautiful girls. We wish you health, love, joy, strength, and success ad 120.
💕Rachel, Miki, Akiva and Naftali

lrefah — 2020-10-27 20:58:11 UTC

Love you just like that!

from Uncle Behnam

lrefah — 2020-10-27 22:32:56 UTC

Happy Birthday Yael Joon!!

lrefah — 2020-10-27 22:56:15 UTC

I miss that kiss!!

Oh so many years ago we were asked by some friends to sit at a certain table at a certain shul lunch and met a certain couple of cool blokes. Who could have known, all these years later...that you'd be the only folks at that table we still talk to (I have no idea if that's true. Who knows who else was at that table. Obviously nobody memorable). On paper, who could have predicted we'd get along. You're from Boston (boo Sox!) and we're from NY(Go Yankees!), we love movies and you watch nothing but The Office on repeat, you swear by the A train and we are all aboard team 1 train! But, Yael, you've become one of our favorite folks to hang with. Sharing long delicious meals and recipes and restaurant recs, shabbat afternoon boozing, testing out American made sleds, showing our Christmas 🤬, evoking provocative looks, Alaskan pipelines, concussions on the basketball court, concussions at Storm King, rabdo at Ice Cream on Grande, drowning tears in decadent mac 'n cheese, porto-potty surprises, throwing quarantine treats out the window, chicken in the sukkah, leaving messages on your ring cam... What a run we've had! And honestly, we're just getting started. We miss you now that you're across the river. But you're going to have to go a lot further than Jersey to get away from us (although, you remain one of the few good reasons to go to Jersey). We love you, we miss you, can't wait to see you. Happy barfday!

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 01:35:43 UTC

Love, Gabby, Eitan, Bordeuax, and Java

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 02:05:45 UTC

Wooooooo!

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 02:06:03 UTC

Spotted...at a Yankee game???

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 02:06:51 UTC

Quarantine BBQ!

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 02:07:21 UTC

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 02:09:07 UTC

Partaaaay!

Wanna feel old...name that baby?

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 02:09:28 UTC

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 02:09:39 UTC

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 02:09:56 UTC

All smiles!

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 02:10:42 UTC

Action shot!

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 02:11:17 UTC

Aren't you glad you didn't stay indoors to study? What a day!

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 02:11:43 UTC

Post sledding bliss

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 02:13:27 UTC

You will forever be Shenk Purim Costume All Stars!

eitannovick3 — 2020-10-28 02:14:06 UTC

The Queen!

Happy Birthday!

2020-10-28 02:16:13 UTC

I will be forever grateful to Cardozo and section E for bringing us together! I am so thankful for your friendship, the delicious lunches and birthday celebrations we shared and for you convincing me to finally watch the office! I hope that you have a wonderful day celebrating and cannot wait until we can have birthday club in person again! Love, Emily

2020-10-28 02:18:34 UTC

2020-10-28 02:49:34 UTC

I remember when you asked me to officiate your wedding. I had only been married into the family myself for a relatively short amount of time, but I was excited to be chosen for that opportunity! Preparing for the wedding and meeting in speaking with you and Ephie was such a wonderful experience. Happy birthday!

Happy 30th Yael!!

2020-10-28 03:08:11 UTC

You've been so strong and inspirational during this pandemic; between having Ashira, moving, and setting up your new home. We hope that you have the best birthday ever, and we can't wait to celebrate and spend time with you in person.

We are also especially grateful to you and Ephie for helping bring us together for Shabbat in the beginning of our relationship, and only wish good and wonderful things for you.

Love,
Lauren and Yoni

P.S. Yes, this picture from our wedding is in fact the only picture we have of the 6 of us together thanks to this stupid virus.

Lersian Lersian Lersian

2020-10-28 03:26:19 UTC

Happy Happy Birthday Lersian! I always think back to our photography days - when we went on a trip for our senior project (where the heck is that book even? Haha). Or driving to Worcester, especially that time I drove with the AC on high (on feet) with an ice cream birthday cake in the passenger side to surprise you at midnight. And don’t forget those Stern college adventures - like our snow ball fight with Meira in the back of Brookdale or the time I went on a “date” with that dude who yelled at me in a Brooklyn accent.

Well in this 30th year of life, I wish you brachot and Mazal and more beautiful milestones! May you continue to be the most thoughtful, organized and driven lady I know!

Love you and hope to see you in person soon!

Love, Flerisan

Since Diapers

2020-10-28 03:27:10 UTC

So incredibly grateful to have a cousin as fun + sweet + smart as you! Ever since we were babies I’ve looked up to you. I (we) love you!!!!! Wishing you the happiest and healthiest of birthdays!!! Love, Daniel and Molly

2020-10-28 03:30:35 UTC

Happy Birthday Yael!! Wishing you all the best in your new decade and more!

Shaine, Josh, Isaac, and Naomi

Knives

2020-10-28 03:59:44 UTC

Thanks for having those cool knives that inspired us to register for them on our wedding registry. Also for having The Office playing on upstairs, which is way better than our current upstairs neighbors yelling at each other. 90 Laurel Hill Forever.
Leebs

❤️ Happy Birthday Sista!!❤️

2020-10-28 04:06:58 UTC

We love you so much! Hope your birthday is special 🥰

2020-10-28 04:08:07 UTC

2020-10-28 04:09:12 UTC

❤️❤️❤️

2020-10-28 04:09:46 UTC

Happy Birthday Aunt Yael!

2020-10-28 04:13:38 UTC

Here is a photo I took of you when you read me a book, thanks for being the best Auuunt! ❤️ Matan

Happy birthday Yael!!

2020-10-28 04:16:00 UTC

Wishing you a happy 30th and a year filled with random bursts of singing spongebob at the top of your lungs, The Office on repeat, and many Settlers wins. We miss having you as our awesome upstairs neighbor and all the fun we had during those 90 LHT years! May the next decade bring you lots of happiness and fulfillment! Here’s one of the few pics I found of us, because that’s what happens when you mostly hang out on shabbos... Happy birthday!! Love, Timi

Happy Birthday Aunt Yael

2020-10-28 12:24:24 UTC

Love you so much!
❤️ Adir

Happy Birthday to the cool Mamma!

2020-10-28 12:27:33 UTC

❤️ Happy Birthday Yael!

2020-10-28 12:28:12 UTC

Happy Birthday from us all ❤️

2020-10-28 12:29:22 UTC

Happy 30th!

2020-10-28 12:29:52 UTC

Wishing you a happy birthday filled with lots of smiles ❤️

Special for you!

2020-10-28 12:32:05 UTC

For your birthday we are sending over some help! Hope you enjoy!

Happy 30th!

Happy Birthday sis!!

2020-10-28 12:33:50 UTC

We hope your 30th year rains down blessings of love peace and happiness! We love you so much!

2020-10-28 12:34:35 UTC

We love you Aunt Yael! Happy 30th!

Happy Birthday Yael

2020-10-28 12:39:15 UTC

I know your birthday isn’t as special because I cannot be there to do the entertainment but when life gives you etrogs....jk. Love you so much!

Message from us all!

2020-10-28 12:40:58 UTC

Happy 30th!!

Happy 30th!

2020-10-28 12:41:56 UTC

We miss getting together for cake on your birthday! Please save us a piece! Oh and I’ll take some chicken to go.

Happy 30th!

2020-10-28 12:42:57 UTC

We love you Challajoon Yael!

Happy Yaelday!

2020-10-28 12:43:28 UTC

Hope your 30th is special 🥰

Wishing you happy birthday!

2020-10-28 12:44:23 UTC

Wishing you Happy Birthday from so close and yet so far! We can’t wait to give you birthday hugs!
❤️

Happy Birthday!!

2020-10-28 12:47:05 UTC

Wishing you a birthday full of laughter
👄💋

What??

2020-10-28 12:49:15 UTC

Your mom is turning 30??? Man she’s old!

Happy Birthday Mom!!

2020-10-28 12:55:20 UTC

Happy 30th!

2020-10-28 12:56:46 UTC

Happy 30th!

2020-10-28 14:07:17 UTC

Happy Birthday to you Persian Mom

2020-10-28 14:07:42 UTC

Yum!

2020-10-28 14:12:07 UTC

Eating some of your birthday cake! Can you turn 30 every day Aunt Yael!

30 snapshots of our love for Yael

2020-10-28 14:15:01 UTC

Hey Yael,
Hope you enjoy these 30 memories in honor of your 30th! Sending birthday hugs and kisses from us all!

Love

2020-10-28 14:16:25 UTC

We love you Aunt Yael!

🥰❤️🥰❤️🥳

2020-10-28 14:18:41 UTC

lrefah — 2020-10-28 15:37:11 UTC

bskohanim — 2020-10-28 15:56:06 UTC

One of my favorite pictures of you, Yael. You were such a cutie patutie!! And you still are!! Love you! Happy 30th birthday!! Love,
Benyamin

bskohanim — 2020-10-28 16:07:21 UTC

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