Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament [raqia] of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons [moed], and for days and years
May 3 at 21:49 IDT - Moon and Saturn will make a close approach
John 9:4-5, 1 Thessalonians 5:4-5, Revelation 22:5
John 9:4 But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. 5 For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6 So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
The Royal Mint has produced its largest commemorative coin in 1,000 years - the 'Queen's Beast' - The 10-kilo gold coin took 400 hours to produce – including four days of polishing – and has been described by the Mint as a “masterwork”.
The coin marks the conclusion of the Mint’s Queen’s Beasts commemorative coin collection, a series which took its inspiration from 10 stone statues that lined the Queen’s route to Westminster Abbey at her coronation in 1953.
The new coin reunites all 10 beasts in one design, also including a lion, griffin, falcon, bull, yale, greyhound, dragon, unicorn, and a horse. Among the beasts are The Lion of England, The Unicorn of Scotland, The Red Dragon of Wales and The Griffin of Edward III.
The Queen's Beasts 10 Kilo Gold Coin - Meet The Makers
May 2 live / May 8 air - Global Citizen’s VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World.
The concert, hosted by Selena Gomez, will be taped at 6 p.m. on Sunday and will air on multiple platforms on May 8 as part of a worldwide fundraising event.
Vax Live: SoFi Stadium To Host First Major Concert This Weekend With Fully Vaccinated Spectators
The word "medina" (Arabic: مدينة madīnah) itself simply means "city" or "town" in modern-day Arabic. It is cognate with the Aramaic-Hebrew word (also "medina") referring to a city or populated area.
May 4 - HERMOSA BEACH (CBSLA) — The magnitude-2.6 earthquake struck about 4 miles west-southwest of Hermosa Beach, out in the Pacific Ocean, at 12:23 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Hisaye Yamamoto was the daughter of Japanese immigrant parents. In her teens, Yamamoto wrote articles for a daily newspaper for Japanese Californians under the pen name Napoleon. Following the outbreak of World War II and due to Executive Order 9066, Yamamoto’s family was among the over 120,000 Japanese-Americans forced by the U.S. to relocate to government prison camps (aka Japanese internment camps)
Macron negotiates politically charged Napoleon commemoration
French President Emmanuel Macron "Mr. Jupiter" is to lay a wreath at the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte to mark the 200th anniversary of his death https://youtu.be/nhJA4V7D6yY
Visitors to Dracula's castle are being jabbed with needles rather than fangs after a Covid-19 vaccine centre has been set up at the Transylvanian site.
On May 12, 1968, the government proclaimed that Jerusalem Day would be celebrated on the 28th of Iyar.
With the Muslim holiday of Laylat al-Qadr on Sunday, Eid al-Fitr on Wednesday, Quds Day on Friday, Nakba Day on Saturday it complicates the celebrations.
6th & 29th May - Streets named after dates in Damascusinclude: 17 April 1946 - Evacuation Day (Arabic: عيد الجلاء), also called Independence Day, is Syria's national day commemorating the evacuation of the last French soldier and Syria's proclamation of full independence and the end of the French mandate of Syria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(Syria)
May 6/16, 1621 - Mayflower made excellent time on her voyage back to England. The westerly winds that had buffeted her on the initial voyage pushed her along on the return trip home. She arrived in London on May 16 [O.S. May 6], 1621,[35] less than half the time that it had taken her to sail to America."[17]:100–101[b]
The tinderbox that is Jerusalem has burst into flames - analysis Rockets will pound Israel, and a Hamas or PIJ cell in the West Bank or from Gaza could attack the IDF or Israeli civilians.
From 13–18 May 1948 Jewish forces from the Haganah and Irgunexecuted Operation Kilshon ("Pitchfork"). Its aim was to capture the Jewish suburbs of Jerusalem, particularly Talbiya in central Jerusalem
Israel announces unconditional ceasefire with Hamas, ending Gaza combat After 11 days, Israel's war with Hamas comes to an end in a fragile ceasefire mediated by Egypt
May 21 - This year, Prince William, The Earl of Strathearn has been appointed, and will carry out a week of engagements in Scotland with The Countess of Strathearn.
Parasha Naso (Elevate): The Lord Bless You and Keep You
The title of this week’s Parasha, Naso, means lift up or elevate. It was the term used to take a head count (census) of the children of Israel. In the Hebrew it reads,
“Lift up the heads” (נָשֹׂא אֶת רֹאשׁ — naso et rosh).
This week, the headcount of the Israelites is completed with a census of the Levites who are between the ages of 30 and 50. They are to do the work of transporting the Mishkan (Tabernacle).
Besides discussing the duties of the Levites, this Scripture portion also provides the law of the nazir, or Nazirite, and the Aaronic Benediction (Birkat Kohanim — ברכת כהנים), more commonly known as the Priestly Blessing.
“. . . therefore the priests spread their palms, to say that the Holy One stands behind us. And so it is written:
‘There He stands behind our wall, gazing through the window, peering through the lattice.’ (Song of Songs 2:9)‘Gazing through the window’—through the fingers of the priests; ‘peering through the lattice’—when they spread their palms, therefore it says ‘Thus shall you bless them.’” (Tanhuma (Buber) Parashat Naso, Article 15, cited by netivot-shalom)
May 23 - Pentecost Sunday (count 50 days from Easter)
Dan Matson's last post and diagrams (he died April 17, 2021) pointing to May 23 Pentecost. Ascension to Pentecost and Israel at 73 Iyar 5 and Israel completing 73 Hebrew Years makes these ratios with Jupiter-Venus Conjunction 5.
May 26, 2021 - Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon) begins: 11:11 UTC
Eclipse visible in the RING OF FIRE earthquake zone!!
Total lunar eclipse combines with super blood red moon
The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years coincides with a supermoon this week for quite a cosmic show. "Hawaii has the best seat in the house and then short of that will be California and the Pacific Northwest." This super "blood" moon will be visible Wednesday across the Pacific — offering the best viewing — as well as the western half of North America, bottom of South America and eastern Asia. The total eclipse will last about 15 minutes , but the entire show will last five hours.
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