The Big House Today.....

I drove by the "big house" yesterday and took the following picture:



Not sure you can notice the wreath and cross on the front door.

:-(

Kalman Singer Z"L

Kalman's Yor Tzeit is the second day of Chol Hamoed Sukkos.

STICKY POST Yor Tzeits

All,

I have been thinking that in connection with family yor tzeits, someone from that person's family should post a small story, picture, or thought about the person. Once posted, others could comments etc...

It would be posted on the related Diamond Family History Blog.

Kappores 5768

Once again the Diamond family held there annual Kappores fiesta.

Click below for pics.

MAZAL TOVS

Mazal tov to Yosef and Feige on the recent birth and Bris of the latest baby Dovid. May they see much yiddishe nachas from him and all their children.

Mazal tov to Chana Lee and Yossi on the birth of a baby boy.

Special mazal tov to all the grandparents, Bruchie and Ronnie, and BB and Netsie.

Pics to follow...............

Tradition and the Diamond Family

As many if not all of you know, the Diamonds are wedded to tradition. Everything we do has some tradition behind it. I invite all of you to leave your favorite traditions in the comments section.

Our need to defend tradition naturally extends beyond the immediate family as we seek to defend Klal Yisroel's continued reliance on the true and tested Mesorah. The following story involving our dear Dr. Dudie is a prime example of this trait:


"The year was 2001 and on Shabbat morning I was davening at the Rydniker Shtiebl on the Upper West Side which was across the street from my apartment. The late Rabbi Orenstein, who had studied in Kamenitz before the war, was the rav. It was one of those Shabboses where there is some confusion as to which Haftorah is read. Rabbi Orenstein told the reader what he should do, and someone called out that Artscroll says that we should read a different haftorah. Dr. David Diamond stood up, banged his hand on the bimah, and very sternly declared: “In this shul we have a rav, and we follow what he tells us to do. Artscroll is not the rav and Artscroll does not tell us which Haftorah to read!” With that he sat down, and never again did anyone dare ask a “kasha” on the Rav from Artscroll."



The story can be found at the end of footnote 8 of Marc Shapiro's recent post over at the Seforim Blog.

PURIM 2008

This is an open thread to discuss plans for the upcoming purim seuda.

please feel free to participate and let me know your thoughts.