Latest picture of Emily Damari and her mum this morning. Emily in a post says “I’ve returned to my beloved life.” Her mum in a statement says “Emily is doing much better than any of us could ever have anticipated” & the world got a glimpse of her feisty & charismatic personality.
Dear friends i wish you Christians Jews Moslems Zoroastrians Hindus atheists all happy Hannukah & Xmas tmrrow hoping this rare convergence of festivals of love light freedom liberation redemption may be an auspicious conjunction that heralds peace tolerance health happiness and relief of suffering esp in the Middle East & Ukraine.
The story of Hannukah and the Maccabees is a special one of triumph of light over dark, of the historical defeat of a repressive empire, of divine blessing, personal freedom & political rebirth that is v appropriate today in all manner of ways and all sides in the conflicts.
This is my favourite ancient menorah of the 1stC Migdal Synagogue & a medieval image fr a 14thC Spanish Bible.
Here too is the menorah on Titus’s Arch an image of the great golden candelbra that stood in Jerusalem’s Jewish Temple, that in the mayhem of its storming and fall was seized in the destruction of 70, a trophy paraded in Titus’s Triumph, displayed in Rome’s Temple of Peace or Imperial Palace for centuries, looted & taken to Africa by the Vandals 455, recovered by Belisarius 533 and taken to Constantinople and later lost to history….
Man Wai Vivian Kong is an Olympic champion! 🥇
Hong Kong wins its first gold medal of the Games 🇭🇰
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Man Wai Vivian Kong est championne olympique ! 🥇
Hong Kong décroche sa première médaille d'or des Jeux 🇭🇰
#Paris2024
@almurray I've put a couple of tickets for York next week up for resale - my dad's avoiding crowds at the moment due to chemo...
We'll try to make it to Leeds or Harrogate later in the year, all being well!
I know it's been a while, but I have a NEW FLIPCHART UP!!! 👀
Obvs algorithms hate links, so if you could do me a solid and RT this so even the smallest percentage of my followers see it, that would be swell!
https://t.co/14nNoDWEWZ
@LincsSausage Probably too late for you now, but I can recommend the Lucia market - we've been this evening and it was very nice - busy, but laid-back and friendly...