Lisa Kent

@adsquires It’s so hard to judge! I still struggle buying new ones. Might help - what sunglasses do you like wearing? Take a look at the shape and size of them and then see if it translates to “normal” glasses.

@adsquires Get contact lenses 😎 Also the strength and thickness of the lenses will determine to some degree what frames are suitable. Try loads on, take pics of yourself with them all and see what you like. (Qualifications : nearly 45 years wearing glasses)

Apparently (1) I need glasses, &(2) I have a rectangular face. From there, advice diverges, so either (a) I need oval or round glasses, or (b) I should avoid oval or round glasses, depending on the source. Anyone have any more helpful advice? See my profile pic if that helps...?

🧵 On 6 December 1989 a man entered a mechanical engineering classroom at Montreal’s École Polytechnique with a semi automatic weapon. Separating women and men, he shot the women, screaming, “You are all feminists” 14 women were murdered. Today we remember their names and not his

33 years ago tonight, 14 women went to bed thinking about their finals, future in STEM and the upcoming holiday season. They didn’t know that these dreams threatened a man’s sense of self worth and that they wouldn’t survive to see their goals and aspirations become a reality.

This week's JC front page: עם ישראל חי.

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has illuminated Downing Street with the Israeli flag in a show of solidarity with Israel.

The words you were searching for were: “I unreservedly condemn the terrorists in Hamas who killed innocent Israelis this morning and have taken Israeli citizens hostage. And I support the right of Israel to defend its citizens against such attacks.” Happy to help.

There are a few hundred thousand Jews in Britain. There is no “Jewish vote”

@Vitality_UK Yes! It’s fixed and I’m logged in. Thanks.

@lkpersonaltrain Hi. The issue seems to be resolved for most people. Can you try again and let us know how you get on. Thanks - Jonny

@Vitality_UK Is your app down? It won’t even let me login or recognise my email.

@TomSeymour @paragongym Hahaaaaa!

Haven’t been boxing for a bit. Mid session, my dear coach @paragongym @lkpersonaltrain, who has taught me so much, said: “What did they use to call you down here? Flailing llama?” “Err…actually it was Raging Llama…” “Ah yeah, that was it.” #mentaluppercut #flailingllama

@pompei79 So interesting. What do you do with the skeletons - do you give them a “proper” burial?

It has been really poignant and a privilege to witness firsthand the excavation of the room with the two newly discovered skeletons in #Pompeii and to follow the piecing together of the story of their tragic and violent deaths told through painstaking archaeological work.

How times have changed… On 3 September 1189, Richard I was crowned King in Westminster Abbey. Jews were barred from attending, but in a spirit of heartfelt goodwill, some Jewish leaders arrived bearing gifts for the new king. They were informed that Jews were not welcome, whereupon Richard’s courtiers stripped and flogged them, and then flung them out of court. A rumour spread that the King had given an order for all Jews to be attacked. While some Jews escaped, arsonists set fire to many Jewish homes, some Jews were forcibly converted, while others were given sanctuary in the Tower of London. Some thirty innocent Jews were senselessly murdered on the day of the Coronation, including Rabbi Jacob of Orléans, the most senior Rabbi in England at that time. These tragic events stand in sharp contrast to our experience as Jews in 21st Century Britain. His Majesty King Charles III has made it clear that he wants representatives of the Jewish community and other minority faith communities to be present for the coronation service. In addition, he has established an unprecedented opportunity, following the service itself, for faith leaders to be incorporated into the formal proceedings. I will be privileged, together with four other senior faith leaders, to greet the King with words of tribute and blessing. At every stage, the Palace has been sensitive to the requirements of halacha (Jewish Law) when considering how best to include us. With this in mind, in accordance with the laws of Shabbat, I will not be using a microphone. This is in addition to The King and Queen’s gracious invitation to host Valerie and me at St James’ Palace over Shabbat, when we will cherish the extraordinary opportunity to light Shabbat candles, make kiddush, eat our specially catered Shabbat meals, sing zemirot and chant Havdalah within regal surroundings. We are blessed to have a Monarch who holds a deep, personal conviction that there is great strength in the diversity of our country and who cherishes his warm relationship with British Jews. In the Book of Ecclesiastes, we are taught that: ‘there is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to cry and a time to dance with joy’. Nearly a thousand years ago, the Coronation of a Monarch was a time to weep for the Jewish community, but today, thank God, it is a time for great celebration. As we enter this Carolean era, may our country be blessed to know many more moments of such celebration, and may God save the King!

@katybeale Get a camelback or something similar, be in control of when and how much you can drink. Last year I heard the water stations were a bit of a disaster.

Sorry to be one of *those* people talking about running but am training for Hackney Half & keen to hear from other runners here. I ran my first half marathon distance on the weekend 🏃🏼‍♀️ Any top tips around eating, not messing up my ankle (sprained years ago) & best sports bras?

The victims of last year’s Chanukah Oxford street attack have returned to the scene to celebrate Chanukah once again.

'Like a prisoner': Man with learning disabilities 'locked up' in hospital for 35 years itv.com/news/2022-12-1…

Saw this picture many times, but it's just so powerful

Dear Teachers, As some of you may know, if you have any students in your class who identify as Christian, they may ask to be excused from school to observe the Christian holiday of “Christmas,” more popularly referred to as Yom Christmas or Nittel. 1/x

@JoosyJew It can only ever be beigel

⚠️ This is a public service message to all the conspiratorial Jew-hating cranks across the entire political spectrum ⚠️ We can’t even agree on the correct spelling of the circular bread roll with a hole in the middle. Control the world? I wish. (It’s “bagel”, btw)

@TheMossadIL Did you steal his shoe?

We fully take responsibility for the Jewish guy that has been oppressing Kanye West.