Saturday, February 18, 2017

Triumphal Arch of Palmyra, Syria


Tadmor - Palmyra
And Solomon built Tadmor in the wilderness,
and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

2 Chronicles 8:4


Palmyra is an ancient city of central Syria, located in an oasis 130 miles (210 km) NE of Damascus.
Once dubbed the "Bride of the Desert," Palmyra was a vital stop for caravans crossing the Syrian desert. Palmyra was mentioned in the Old Testament as being fortified by Solomon and it flourished in Roman times.

The Greek name for the city, Palmyra is a translation of its original Aramaic name, Tadmor, which means 'palm tree'.  Tadmor is today the name of a small city next to the ruins, heavily dependent on tourism.  Tadmor is mentioned in the Bible (2 Chronicles 8:4) as a desert city that was fortified by King Solomon.
http://www.historytoday.com/raoul-mclaughlin/when-all-roads-led-palmyra

Tadmor or Tammor: a city built by Solomon 
1 Kings 9:18 - And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
2 Chronicles 8:4 - And he built Tadmor in the wilderness,
and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

Ancient Palmyra appears in the Old Testament as ‘Tadmor’, from the Semitic word Tamar meaning ‘palm-tree’. King Solomon, in the tenth century BC, established an outpost at ‘Tadmor in the wilderness’, but it was soon reclaimed by locals. By the third century BC, Palmyrenes spoke a Semitic dialect related to Arabic and Hebrew, though the earliest Palmyrene inscriptions used Greek terminology.   

The history of Palmyra is closely linked to the development of the Silk Road in this region and to the city’s strategic placement between the major powers of the early Middle Ages. A settlement called Tadmor is mentioned as early as the eighteenth century BC, and by the first century AD, Palmyra had become a base for traders crossing the desert.
http://en.unesco.org/silkroad/content/palmyra
http://www.silkroadfoundation.org/newsletter/2004vol2num1/Palmyra.htm


The Monumental Arch, also called the Arch of Triumph (Arabic: قوس النصر‎‎) or the Arch of Septimius Severus, was a Roman ornamental archway in Palmyra, Syria. It was built in the 3rd century during the reign of emperor Septimius Severus.

The Monumental Arch was built sometime during the reign of emperor Septimius Severus, which lasted from 193 to 211 AD; it linked the main street of the Colonnade and the Temple of Bel.[1]  The arch was meant to integrate the southern and central parts of the Colonnade as its location marks a change of 30° in the orientation of the street.[2]
According to some sources, the structure was built as a triumphal arch to commemorate the Romans' victories over the Parthians.

The Palmyrene Empire (270–273), a splinter state centered at Palmyra, broke away from the Roman Empire during the Crisis of the Third Century. It encompassed the Roman provinces of Syria Palaestina, Arabia Petraea, Egypt and large parts of Asia Minor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyrene_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Palmyrene_monarchs#House_of_Odaenathus

Special Report on the Importance of Palmyra
http://www.asor-syrianheritage.org/special-report-on-the-importance-of-palmyra/
The Recapture of Palmyra
asor-syrianheritage.org - SPECIAL REPORT: The Recapture of Palmyra


TITLE: VISION OF THE RECONSTRUCTION OF DESTRUCTED MONUMENTS OF
PALMYRA (3D) AS A STEP TO REHABILIATE AND PRESERVE THE WHOLESITE
26th International CIPA Symposium 2017, 28 August–01 September 2017, Ottawa, Canada

Palmyra Arch replica displayed in:
• London – Trafalgar Square – April 19-21, 2016
• Manhattan/NYC – City Hall Park – September 19-23, 2016
• Dubai - unveiled at the World Government Summit at Madinat Jumeirah - February 12-14, 2017
• Florence, Italy - Palazzo della Signoria - March 27-April 27, 2017
  - Palazzo Vecchio during the G7 Cultural Summit
• Arona, Italy - Museum of Archaeology – April 29-July 30, 2017
• Geneva, Switzerland - Palace of Nations, UNCOG - April 12-27, 2019
• Bern, Switzerland – 70th UNECO - June 12-24, 2019
• Palmyra, Syria - TBA

Camel carving - travel at the time of Queen Zenobia
The Romans dubbed the city Palmyra, city of the Palms -
the locals retains the name of Tadmor, city of the dates - Tadmur in the Bible



Triumphal Arch in the News  - Timeline
- https://www.archinitaly.org/timeline
TorArt facilities in Carrara, Italy carved the arch out of pure Egyptian marble.
http://digitalarchaeology.org.uk/building-the-arch/
July – August – Palmyra Arch – Oxford http://digitalarchaeology.org.uk/trafalgar-information/ 
Sept 9-11 – World Heritage Strategy at Harvard University - http://www.whstrategyforum.org/
Sept 19-23 – Arch in Manhattan, NYC - http://digitalarchaeology.org.uk/new-york-city/
 @ NYC’s City Hall Plaza, Manhattan  - Croton Fountain – New York City Hall
Bridge Over Troubled Water: a Special Celebration, Thursday, September 22nd, 6:00pm
Dec 14 – Jan 9 – Palmyra 3D Exhibition - Grand Palais, Paris - http://www.unite4heritage.org/en/news/exhibition-eternal-sites-grand-palais-paris-14-dec-2016-9-jan-2017
Dubai is a fast moving Arabian city that tried to turn itself into Manhattan-on-the-Gulf within a decade.    
The IDA's principal partner is the Dubai Future Foundation. 
The Museum of the Future - http://motf.ae - next to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Jan 10 - The Arch of Palmyra is on its way to Italy! Visit us in Arona on March 25th.
Feb 10 - Work begins on the #archindubai! Learn more at http://www.archindubai.org   #WorldGovSummit
Feb 12-14 - Palmyra Arch set up in Dubai at World Government Summit - http://digitalarchaeology.org.uk/dubai/
Feb 13 - Unveiling in Dubai! #WorldGovSummit #CulturalHeritage #Archaeology
Feb 13 – UNESCO Director-General - Irina Bokova ‏@IrinaBokova  We need a new commitment to defending #CulturalHeritage as a force for #peace and for rebuilding. #WorldGovSummit

Updated plans were announced in the Institute for Digital Archaeology (IDA) newsletter.
Arch of Triumph of Palmyra replica will have a "major installation and presentation at the G7 Summit in Florence" at the Palazzo della Signoria (location of David and Neptune statues) 
Mar 27-April 27 - Arch displayed at Palazzo della Signoria - Florence, (Tuscany) Italy  
Mar 30-31 - G7 Summit / Conclave of cultural ministers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_della_Signoria
Live webcam: https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/italia/toscana/firenze/piazza-signoria.html

- Il time-lapse del montaggio dell'Arco di Palmira a Firenze
A Firenze, in occasione del G7 della Cultura, una copia dell’Arco di Palmira è esposta in piazza della Signoria, davanti a Palazzo Vecchio, dal 27 marzo al 27 aprile 2017.
Published on Mar 30, 2017 https://youtu.be/aoGUMqZTWF8
- Firenze, G7off in occasione del G7 della Cultura
Published on Apr 11, 2017 - https://youtu.be/Xqh2gJztdpE

 Il time-lapse del montaggio dell'Arco di Palmira a Firenze


TorArt facilities in Carrara, Italy, carved the arch out of pure Egyptian marble. 
The arch returned to Italy in March and was displayed for a month in Florence. 
It was installed in Arona on April 29, 2017.


Following will be a "six month series of events at the Museum of Archaeology in Arona, Italy." The arch will be on display as part of a larger exhibit and renaming of the Museum of Archaeology.
http://digitalarchaeology.org.uk/newsletter

April 29-July 30- Arona Museum of Archaeology - Piazza San Graziano, Arona, Italy
- http://digitalarchaeology.org.uk/ - http://www.archeomuseo.it

Passing THROUGH - moving FORWARD
https://www.archinitaly.org/#triumphal

May 14 – music event at Palmyra Arch in Arona - http://www.arcodipalmiraarona.it/assets/locandina-low.jpg

ARONA (NOVARA), 29 APR - L'Arco di Palmira, simbolo del sito archeologico siriano distrutto dall'Isis, rivive per tre mesi ad Arona, in piazza San Graziano, davanti al museo archeologico intitolato a Kaled Al Asaad, l'archeologo-custode del sito assassinato dai terroristi islamici.
http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/topnews/2017/04/29/ricostruito-nel-novarese-arco-palmira_1e4754cc-2051-4b2a-808b-f059ec437d63.html


Replica of Syrian arch destroyed by Isis triumphs in Arona


Arco di Palmira ad Arona - serata inaugurale
 (unveiling)  14.40 minutes - https://youtu.be/7YBJJOSbn9I

Arona, tra una settimana inaugurazione dell'Arco di Palmira –
21 aprile 2017 - Arona, tra una settimana l'inaugurazione dell'Arco di Palmira
 (introduction) 2.07 minutes - https://youtu.be/S2X6yaU-uiQ



- http://en.lagomaggiore.net/arona.htm

August 18, 2015, Palmyra/Tadmur, Syria – death (beheading) of Khalid al-Asaad, Syrian archaeologist - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_al-Asaad
April 29, 2017 ceremony – Arona Museum renamed in honor of Khalid al-Asaad - https://www.archinitaly.org/


Arch of Palmyra destroyed by Isis is reborn in Arona, homage to archaeologist al-Asaad
ARONA (NOVARA), 29 APRIL - The Arch of Palmyra, symbol of the UNESCO-protected archaeological site in Syria destroyed by ISIS, relives for three months in Arona, in Piazza San Graziano, in front of the archaeological museum named after Khaled al- Asaad, the archaeologist-keeper of the site barbarously killed in August 2015 by Islamic terrorists.
At the presentation of the initiative were the two sons of Asaad, Waled and Omar.

The museum in Arona named after Khaled al Asaad, the beheaded archaeologist from ISIS
 LAST MODIFIED ON 10 AUGUST 2016
ARONA - The barbaric killing of Khaled al Asaad had moved the world on 18 August a year ago,
the conservator of the archaeological site of Palmyra, in Syria, beheaded by the fanatics of Isis at that World Heritage Site that for over 50 had kept and studied for future generations. That place, which is the memory of all the men and women of this planet, the professor defended him with his own blood.
   On the basis of that example, the City Council of Arona had decided, a few days after the 25 August 2015, to propose the title of the Civic Archaeological Museum of the City to Professor Asaad, requesting the appropriate derogation from the Prefecture of Novara. Once the necessary permits have been obtained, the title will be called on September 11th (date not random).
   “Asaad Khaled (1932-2015), direttore del museo e del sito archeologico della città di Palmira, venne catturato e ucciso atrocemente da un gruppo jihadista in quanto si rifiutò di fornire informazioni su dove fossero nascoste le antiche opere d’arte. La scelta dell’intitolazione del Civico Museo Archeologico di Arona è ricaduta sul Professore per l’altissimo valore etico della sua intera esistenza e l’estrema drammaticità della sua morte quando, sacrificando la propria vita in nome dei più alti ideali di altruismo e di rispetto per la cultura e la tradizione, ha offerto al mondo intero un luminosissimo esempio di coraggio, amore per la conoscenza e per il prossimo e fedeltà estrema alla propria missione”, si legge nella nota dell’amministrazione.
   The naming will take place on Sunday 11 September at 12.00, in conjunction with the final day of the Festival "Il Teatro sull'Acqua", an important cultural moment for the City of Arona.


The Arch on the “Mountain of Strength”
https://hiddeninthecrag.wordpress.com/2017/04/30/the-arch-on-the-mountain-of-strength/

Daniel at informedchristians.com shares about the palm and nativity connections with the arch at Arona. https://youtu.be/IbtDaYgbsx8

More Sources:
http://www.dubaifuture.gov.ae/h-h-mohamed-bin-zayed-and-irina-bokova-unveil-3d-printed-model-of-palmyra-arch-at-the-world-government-summit/

New World Order Forming Under Pagan Temple of Ba’al Arch?
A replica of a Roman arch that once stood near the pagan Temple of Ba’al was erected for the World Government Summit in Dubai this week, creating a scene that one rabbi claims symbolizes the dangerous fusion of Ishmael and Edom against Israel.
This connection between Dubai and Rome is showing that Edom never ended. It just put on a different mask.”
 https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/83746/new-world-order-forming-pagan-temple-baal-arch/

The Arch is now going to Florence to prosper, not to Arona just yet.
https://hiddeninthecrag.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/the-arch-is-now-going-to-florence-to-prosper-not-to-arona-just-yet/




Excellent recap and explanation of events in light of scripture. 

As the deer pants for the water brooks,
So pants my soul for You, O God. 
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
Psalm 42:1

3-7-17  An in depth preview of the upcoming events and what the symbolize.



Palmyra arch currently in Florence, Italy.  Celebrating the culture of ancient Babylon. Amazing video in this report!  A good compilation and nice to have the quality first-hand video images.  https://youtu.be/7pktRDO3c5I  4-9-17

Palmyra Arch in Florence, Italy...Leading it back to its formation at the Carrara marble quarry

Locations of Arch:
UK - London
USA - NYC
France - Paris (Louvre Palmyra exhibit - no arch)
UAE - Dubai
Italy x2 - Florence, Arona
Switzerland x2 - Geneva, Bern

April 29-July 30 - Arch of Triumph of Palmyra, Syria replica in Arona, Italy

The Mystery Behind The Arch of Baal
Published on Jul 2, 2017 - https://youtu.be/nAggw5EfG20
The Arch of Baal why has its replica appeared in the US, UK and Italy? It may very well be a sign to the World that Rome has conquered The UK the United States and the European Union, that combined these make up the fourth Kingdom of Daniel chapter 7. Teeth of Iron used to destroy the Nations with their missiles and of course ISIS their priestly army that offered live sacrifices to their god Baal.
See links in description.
Reviewed: Dan. 11, Ps. 83, Jer. 19 
Article:
One rabbi, a member of the nascent Sanhedrin attempting to recreate the ancient Jewish legal body, sees dire implications in the repeated use of the arch. Rabbi Daniel Assur told Breaking Israel News the arch is a harbinger of the “New World Order.” He declared the arch’s repeated appearances at prominent locations indicate “a pattern moving toward a specific goal – Messiah.”
The rabbi believes the globalist movement isn’t secular or atheist but, instead, undergirded by pagan spirituality.
He warned that the global leaders are meddling with dark forces.

July 8 - Concert in Arona - the city where the Palmyra Arch is located.  
 Band "New Jersey" at  AVIS in Rock in Arona, Italy
 - SAT JULY 8, 2017 - 9:00 PM  
 They are an Italian Bon Jovi cover band! 
Published on Jul 16, 2017 - https://youtu.be/DXW_2IhGXjo 
Rome has a hidden agenda for the Arch of Baal, also known as the Arch of Palmyra. Anytime ancient Rome ever placed an arch it was a sign of dominance over a nation.

Ongoing art exhibits of interest:
May 15 – July 23 - Rome
Images of the Temple Menorah - The Vatican and the Jewish Museum in Rome present
 The Menorah: Worship, History and Myth
http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/temple-at-jerusalem/rome-images-of-the-temple-menorah/
June 23 – July 23 - New York, NY
Exhibit of Michelangelo's Most Iconic Art - https://www.westfield.com/upclose
Opening first in the Oculus at Westfield World Trade Center

Arch originally announced to be going to Paris after Arona.
https://hiddeninthecrag.com/2017/09/26/the-arch-of-triumph-now-goes-to-paris/

Sept. 29 - Arona, Italy
Salute to the arch of palmyra...... Here's the big surprise! - everyone asks what will be the surprise of tomorrow night Friday 29 September 2017 at 21.00 pm (no more Saturday night)...... at the end of the beautiful musical show with the gang, the middle school choir .... there will be a musical fireworks behind the arch of palmyra that will tell with the music of carmina burana the destruction of the arch due to ISIS and the rebirth to become. 
A Messenger of peace in the world! ... A great event for a great arona! Alberto Gusmeroli Mayor of aronaà (translation from Facebook).
 
Spectacular and emotional farewell ceremony for the Arch of Palmyra in Arona. 
Facebook image by D. Wijmans 
Nativity scene at town square at foot of church in Arona.


Sept. 30 - Arona, Italy
A final night of a peace message that for five months was carried by a "small" City that can think big!
The Arch of palmyra is destroyed and reborn from the ashes to arona! ... emotions emotions to children! - I believe that the over 120 children of the middle school of the middle school john xxiii will be here for the rest of their lives, the memory of last night's evening. Arona for five months messenger of peace. The Carmina Burana from last night from the red fire of destruction closing with the white gold of rebirth has excited everyone! Last night we were able to transfer to the new generations, to the future to those 120 children and even to the hundreds of children of schools come in the five months to arona a great message: you can kill meat but not ideas, hopes and The examples and as I said yesterday: respect people is respect life! ... here is the great message of the arch past in the thousands of people that These five months have arrived in arona. Thank you very much for my amazing staff! Alberto Gusmeroli Mayor of a great arona! (translation from Facebook).

Farewell Arona - Next stop, Palmyra!  
Digital Archaeology‏: Thousands gather in Arona, Italy to say farewell 
to DFF/IDA Arca di Pace. Next stop, Palmyra!
https://twitter.com/DigiArchaeo

Farewell Arona - Music, lights & fireworks!   
Vai Arco di Palmira e porta con te fuochi di speranza e fiducia nel futuro ! ARONA

Last night the closing ceremony that sent a message of peace. The pictures.
Arona ha salutato l'arco di Palmira Ieri sera la cerimonia di chiusura che ha lanciato un messaggio di pace. Guarda la fotogallery!  Potrebbe interessarti: 

Events of our day shout warning signs 
that are recorded in God’s word. 
(2 Timothy 3)



Arch of Triumph of Palmyra, Syria – Tammy’s Blogs
Part 1 – April 2016 – Sept 30, 2017 – London, Manhattan, Dubai, Florence, Arona
Part 2 – Timeline review – Palmyra, Carrara, Italy, Marble, Florence, Arona, Insights
Part 3 – Sept. 2018 – D.C., Columbus, Illinois and Roman Emperor Septimius Severus
Part 4 - Oct.-Nov., 2018 – The Hague, The Netherlands
http://tammyjdub.blogspot.com/2018/10/triumphal-arch-of-palmyra-syria-part-4.html
Part 5 – Dec.1, 2018 – London's Victoria & Albert Museum Cast Court Exhibit
Part 6 – April 2019 – Palace of Nations, UNCOG Geneva

Palmyra Arch replica displayed in:
• London – Trafalgar Square – April 19-21, 2016
• Manhattan/NYC – City Hall Park – September 19-23, 2016
• Dubai - unveiled at the World Government Summit at Madinat Jumeirah - February 12-14, 2017
• Florence, Italy - Palazzo della Signoria - March 27-April 27, 2017
  - Palazzo Vecchio during the G7 Cultural Summit
• Arona, Italy - Museum of Archaeology – April 29-July 30, 2017
• Washington District of Columbia (D.C) – National Mall – Sept. 26-28, 2018
• Geneva, Switzerland - Palace of Nations, UNCOG - April 12-27, 2019
• Bern, Switzerland – 70th UNECO - June 12-24, 2019


TRAFALGAR UPDATE 2020: 
Palmyra, Syria Historical Connections

The National Museum of Damascus is further adorned by 2nd-century murals, elaborate tombs, and the recently restored Lion of al-Lat, which originally stood guard at the National Museum of Palmyra but was whisked away to Damascus for safeguarding
London, Trafalgar Square
Another related artwork from Syria:

March 28, 2018 - The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist at Fourth Plinth
 at Trafalgar Square, London
This winged bull and protective deity guarded the entrance to Nergal Gate of Nineveh.
The Lamassu will be there until March 2020.
What's Coming Next: Fourth Plinth 2020
'THE END is the cherry on the cream. And, on top of the cherry and the cream, the parasites.'
(Site of April 19, 2016 Palmyra Arch display LIT IN RED at Passover)

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Ephesians 6:12

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good.
The one who does good is of God;
the one who does evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11



WHOA!!!  UNVEILING OF "THE END" ON 9TH OF AV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


July 30, 2020 - The dystopian artwork by British artist Heather Phillipson, titled  ”THE END” was unveiled Thursday on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth in London after being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the 13th Fourth Plinth commission since the programme began in 1998, it is also the tallest to date, measuring 9.4m and weighing 9 tonnes, and follows on from The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist (recreation of a protective deity destroyed by Islamic State in Iraq) by Michael Rakowitz. Both artists were selected in 2017. "Beauty will save the world — and ugliness will ruin it."
The End will stay in place until spring 2022.
Live stream from the drone on Fourth Plinth: www.theend.today 
and VOLTA: Phillipson’s new audio-collage VOLTA reckons with upheaval, renewal and possibility and combines her distinctive layering of voice, sound effects and music samples ("... leading to rapture if we are lucky ... a new kind of history .. the way out is calling ...").
Greater London Authority (GLA) - https://www.london.gov.uk/

Sunday, 9 August - Five Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters have been arrested after pouring fake blood over the steps of Trafalgar Square in protest against the deaths of indigenous people in Brazil. Marking International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the activists could be seen lying ‘dead’ on the ground while others held up banners that read ‘genocide [equals] ecocide’ and ‘indigenous emergency’. The group, which also included protesters from HS2 Rebellion, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) and the Internationalist Solidarity Network, also turned the water in the fountains red and luminous green for the demonstration.
The protest comes just days after Animal Rebellion, a sister group of XR, turned the water in the Trafalgar Square fountains red to represent the ‘blood on the government’s hands’.
 https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/09/extinction-rebellion-protesters-cover-trafalgar-square-fake-blood-13104937/?ito=cbshare

‘London’s smallest police station’ you probably never noticed in Trafalgar Square
https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/londons-smallest-police-station-you-18778064

Palmyra Arch replica displayed in London – Trafalgar Square – April 19-21, 2016
Lit up red on Passover -  April 19, 2016 
Part 1 – April 2016 – Sept 30, 2017 – London, Manhattan, Dubai, Florence, Arona
223 weeks and 2 days / 1563 days from April 19, 2016 to July 30, 2020 (The End unveiling)
1544 days from April 19, 2016 to July 11, 2020 (7-11 - fountain turned red)
1573 days from April 19, 2016 to Aug 9, 2020 (steps turned red) 

Aug 29, 2020 - “Unite for Freedom” Protest  @ Trafalgar Square
There is a planned anti-lockdown, anti-mask, anti-contact-tracing – essentially anti all the “emergency” measures the government has taken – on 29th of August, in Trafalgar Square.


Maranatha! 

Thursday, February 2, 2017

February Events




Let the words of my mouth, 
and the meditation of my heart, 
be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, 
and my redeemer.

Psalm 19:14





And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven
to divide the day from the night;
and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
Genesis 1:14

Celestial signs continue –


February Events

Be alert and always keep on praying ... Ephesians 6 

Black History Month
American Heart Month

Jan 27-Feb 2 - Chinese New Year (year of the fire rooster) 7 day spring festival / red / lanterns
Jan 27-Feb 4 - 3rd Annual Winter Carnival - Manhattan NYC - Bryant Park - https://twitter.com/bryantparknyc
Feb 1 – National Freedom Day - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Freedom_Day
National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later became the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. President Lincoln signed the Amendment outlawing slavery on February 1, 1865, although it was not ratified by the states until later.
Feb 1 & 2 - Candlemas and Imbolg, a.k.a. Groundhog's Day (cross-quarter day/halfway between two seasons)
Feb 2-11 - Sharjah Light Festival (10 days) - http://khaleejtimes.com/sharjah-light-festival-2017-starts-today
Feb 3 – Feast day of Simeon and the prophetess Anna
Feb 3, 1959 - HISTORY - Plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the J.P. “the Big Bopper” Richardson— “the Day the Music Died.”
Feb 3 - National Wear Red Day - American Heart Association and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Feb 3 - movie premiere – Ring (very creepy)
Feb 4 - World Cancer Day
Feb 4 – First Quarter Moon
Feb 5, 62 AD  – Historic Pompeii earthquake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii
Feb 5 – Super Bowl LI  (51) in Houston, Texas
Feb 7 - Mar 5 - We Were Strangers Once Too - http://www.timessquarenyc.org/times-square-arts/projects/at-the-crossroads/we-were-strangers-once-too/index.aspx 
Feb 10/11 - 15 Shevat - New Year for Trees - http://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/day.asp?tdate=2/11/2017
Feb 10 - movie premiere - Lego Batman http://www.legobatman.com/ (yellow brick road)
Feb 10/11 – Full Moon  https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/israel/jerusalem
Feb 12 – BAFTA Film Awards in London
Feb 12 - GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles - http://www.cbs.com/shows/grammys/
Feb 12 – Lincoln’s Birthday
Feb 13 – Bond Tribute ends in Dubai - http://www.burjkhalifa.ae/en/jamesbond/
Feb 13 – Family Day (Canada)
Feb 14 – Int'l. Condom Day
Feb 15 – National Flag Day (Canada Day)  - 150th Anniversary
Feb 15 - Netanyahu meeting with Trump at White House
Feb 20 – President’s Day (holiday)
Feb 21 – Int'l. Mother Language
Feb 21-23 – UN Bahamas Symposium - https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?page=view&nr=2116&type=13&menu=1634
Feb 22 – George Washington’s Birthday
Feb 22 – Natl. Margarita Day
Feb 24 – movie premiere – Collide  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collide_(film)
Feb 26 – Oscars – Academy Awards
Feb 28 – Pope Benedict XVI (historic Papacy ended)
Feb 28 – Mardi Gras
Feb 28 - Shrove Tues (Pancake Day)
Mar 1 – Ash Wednesday
Mar 1 – UN Zero Discrimination Day [UNAIDS]

March 25 @ Arona Museum of Archaeology, Italy (coming from NYC) - http://digitalarchaeology.org.uk/ - http://www.archeomuseo.it
Triumphal Arch of Palmyra (More: http://tammyjdub.blogspot.com/2017/01/january-events.html) 



Sharjah Light Festival will be held for 10 days, from February 2 to 11
Sharjah Light Festival 2017 مهرجان أضواء الشارقة ٢٠١٧



Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, 
because he cometh to judge the earth.
1 Chronicles 16:33 
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, 
as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Colossians 2:7


But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, 
neither have entered into the heart of man, 
the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.




 

Saturday, January 7, 2017

January Events


And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, 
proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, 
was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, 
and yielded her fruit every month: 
and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 
And there shall be no more curse: 
but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; 
and his servants shall serve him.

Revelation 22 


Blessed are You, LORD our God, king of the universe, 
who chose us from all the peoples and gave to us His Torah. 
Blessed are You, LORD, giver of the Torah.



And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.
Genesis 19:14


Be alert and always keep on praying ... Eph. 6

January Events  

Jan 1 - New Year’s Day
Jan 1 - Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade / Rose Bowl
Jan 5 - First Quarter Moon
Jan 6 - US Senate reads Electoral College votes for president
Jan 6 – Epiphany
Jan 6 - Emerald City premieres - Fridays on NBC (witches of Oz)
Jan 6/7 - Sabbath "Bo" (Go) - Torah Exodus 10:1-13:16
Jan 6-8 – NYC Buck Off @ Madison Square Garden -
https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYCBuckoff  - https://twitter.com/PBR
Jan 7 - Orthodox Christmas Day
Jan 8 – 74th Golden Globe Awards - http://www.goldenglobes.com
Jan 9 -  Eternal Sites - From Bamiyan to Palmyra, journey to the heart of World Heritage sites -  Monday, 9 January 2017  (Grand Palais, Paris exhibit ends) - 
http://en.unesco.org/events/eternal-sites-bamiyan-palmyra-journey-heart-world-heritage-sites-0
Jan 9 – College Football Playoff National Championship
Jan 10 - Obama's farewell speech McCormick Place, Chicago 
Jan 10 - "Taboo is coming." FX’s new series from Tom Hardy.
Jan 11 - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit a cbukhelp Centre as the London Centre marks its one year anniversary
Jan 11/12 - Full moon Wolf Moon, Old Moon or Moon After Yule
Jan 12 - US State of the Union address (Obama's final)
Jan 13/14 - (Shevat 15) - Tu B'Shvat New Year for Trees
-       The Sabbath of Song! Torah Exodus 13:17-17:16
-       When He Had Sent Torah Exodus 13:17-17:16
Jan 14 - Orthodox New Year (Julian calendar)
Jan 14 - Pope Francis meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Jan 15-21 - Paris Peace Summit - - http://www.unsco.org/sgs.asp - http://www.unsco.org/Default.asp
Jan 15 – Moscow to host Palestinian reconciliation talks - http://tass.com/world/923702
Jan 15-18 - UNESCO World Data Forum - Cape Town - http://www.iisd.ca/
Jan 15 - Young Pope TV show - http://www.hbo.com/the-young-pope
Jan 15 - Martin Luther King birthday (1-15-29 / 4-4-68) - MLK Day events planned for Jan. 15-16
Jan 16 - Martin Luther King Day / Holiday
Jan 16 - Appreciate a Dragon Day
Jan 16-20 - United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) UN Headquarters, New York http://www.iisd.ca/ - http://conf.un.org/DGAACS/meetings.nsf/wByDate?OpenForm&Start=1&Count=30&Expand=2&Seq=3
Jan 17 - 1946 UN Security Council held its first session at Church House, Westminster, London - http://www.un.org/en/sc/about/
Jan 17-20 - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting  - Davos, Switzerland - https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2017
Jan 17 - UN Security Council meeting - https://www.un.org/press/en
Jan 17 - National Day of Racial Healing - http://www.dayofracialhealing.com/
Jan 17 – Princes Will & Harry @ Endeavor Fund Awards
Jan 18 - 1919 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Peace_Conference,_1919 
Jan 19 – Wreath laying ceremony @ Arlington National Cemetery - https://www.58pic2017.org
Jan 19 – Inauguration Welcome Concert - https://www.58pic2017.org/
Jan 20 – Nine Inaugural events - http://www.inaugural.senate.gov/days-events
 - Inaugural Swearing-In Ceremony, Parade & Ball  - https://www.usa.gov/inauguration-2017
Jan 21 – National Prayer Service at Washington’s National Cathedral

Jan 21 – Women’s marches - worldwide
Jan 22 – Roe vs. Wade – 1973 Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion
Jan 24 - Joint session of the UN General Assembly, UN Security Council, UN ECOSOC and the UN Peacebuilding Commission on Sustaining Peace and the SDGs
Jan 26-28 - Evangelicals For Life in D.C. - http://www.evangelicals.life/
Jan 27 - UN - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (A/RES/60/7)
Jan 27 – March for Life – D.C. and pro-life marches throughout USA - http://marchforlife.org
Jan 27-Feb 4 - 3rd Annual Winter Carnival - Manhattan NYC - Bryant Park - https://twitter.com/bryantparknyc
Jan 28 - Chinese New Year (year of the rooster)
Jan 29 - Miss Universe 2016 (yes that is correct!) -  Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Universe_2016
Jan 30 - National Escape Day - a dedicated break from your everyday chores and activities.


Other international meetings:  http://www.iisd.ca/upcoming/




Triumphal Arch in the News 
July – August – Palmyra Arch – Oxford http://digitalarchaeology.org.uk/trafalgar-information/ 
Sept 9-11 – World Heritage Strategy at Harvard University - http://www.whstrategyforum.org/
Sept 19 – Arch in Manhattan, NYC - http://digitalarchaeology.org.uk/new-york-city/
Dec 14 – Jan 9 – Palmyra 3D Exhibition - Grand Palais, Paris - http://www.unite4heritage.org/en/news/exhibition-eternal-sites-grand-palais-paris-14-dec-2016-9-jan-2017
March 25 @ Arona Museum of Archaeology, Italy (coming from NYC) - http://digitalarchaeology.org.uk/ - http://www.archeomuseo.it
 Awaiting the date(s) to be announced??
Palmyra Arch at London-Manhattan/NYC-Dubai
Dubai is a fast moving Arabian city that tried to turn itself into Manhattan-on-the-Gulf within a decade.    
The IDA's principal partner is the Dubai Future Foundation. 
The Museum of the Future - http://motf.ae - next to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai

The rabbinical calendar added a leap month this year.

Month 11 - Shevat -  Torahcalendar.com 







Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly 
above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, 
world without end. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21









Exodus 15

1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
2 The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.

20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

The Song Of Moses and Miriam
A beautiful, pictorial instrumental.  
Moses and Miriam Sing Praise to the Lord in Exodus. 
The very first song sung to the Lord in the Bible. 
It is an account of the Exodus out of Egypt by Moses and His Followers.



Miriam's Song by Debbie Friedman
A lively version of this song of praise.