For those of you who don't know me, I'm Brian Blitz, Adam's Best Man.

I'm very honored to be here, and that Adam asked me to be his best man and say a few words. The first time I saw Sarah after Adam asked be to do this, she gave me a great big hug and told me how happy she was that I would make this toast. She then look at me sternly for a minute, and told me she had but one request -- I assumed she would ask me not to tell any embarrassing, vulgar or inappropriate stories. But no, she asked me that I not drink too much before speaking. I'm happy to report that I've honored the bride's wishes --- however, she said nothing to me about drinking <during> the speech. On that note .....

In all seriousness, Adam and I have been friends for almost twelve years. We lived in the same freshman dorm, pledged the fraternity together, shared a room for a year, took the majority of our classes together in college, and have otherwise been quite close over the years. Now, you would think, in all that time, I'd have a few embarrassing stories to tell you about Adam. Alas, Adam is generally so methodical about things and approaches everything with such an air of rationality and sensibility, that in all that time, probably the most embarrassing thing Adam has done is wearing his hair in a giant Afro...

Adam has always been someone who cares a great deal about others. Some of you may remember Adam's professed desire to have a fulfilling career in American Indian Law - possibly working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in upstate New York. I guess that personal and spiritual void was filled by practicing debtor-side bankruptcy law.

A few years back, there was another void in Adam's life that had nothing to do with not being able to find a good chicken fried steak in New York City. Ever since that fateful day waiting on line to see Spiderman, you could see that void being filled. With Sarah, Adam had met someone who is his perfect compliment - someone smart and sophisticated with just the right amount of "hippy chick" in her. From the beginning, it was clear that he cared about Sarah like no other person. Whether it was their going to the theater or to the gym, Adam is always gushingly enthusiastic about everything that he and Sarah do together. Most importantly, it has always been obvious that Adam and Sarah make each other enormously happy.

It wasn't too long before I got a call from Adam - "Sarah's moving in - and can you help carry some boxes." It wouldn't be long until they were engaged. When Adam called to say they were engaged, you could hear the excitement and joy in his voice. The void in his life had been filled by Sarah.

A long time ago, Jewish scholars debated which was the proper way to hang a mezuzah in the doorway - horizontally or vertically. The rabbis compromised, and decided that the mezuzah should be hung at an angle. Given that the slanting mezuzah is placed on the doorway of the home of the husband and wife, Adam and Sarah, its angle demonstrates that to create tranquility in the home, to create loving, warm and successful relationships, one must accommodate each other's opinions and needs -- you should always bend towards each other, to meet at an angle, to always have that loving and warm relationship.

So, I ask everyone to join me, and raise their glasses, to toast Adam and Sarah, to wish them many many years of love and joy, may they always be able to find that middle path towards happiness. Mazel Tov.