John Galliano Found Guilty, A Modern Day Haman?

http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8750600/John-Galliano-found-guilty-of-anti-Semitic-abuse.html

John Galliano was found guilty today in France of two counts of Anti-Semitic statements and behavior, he did not appear in court today but during the trial acted contrite and blamed the incidents on a mixture of alcohol and drugs.  

I find it interesting that according to the saying, "when liquor goes in the truth comes out" it shows even more so how he really feels that he made these statements while drunk. 

It's sort of a modern twist on a Purim tale as Galliano is famous for wearing strange hats, askew on his head that give a deja vu feel to what Haman might look like today in 2011. 

http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/fashion/2011/09/08/2011-09-08_french_designer_john_galliano_convicted_of_making_antisemitic_remarks_in_drunken.html

Except today we have video of his tirade and he was soon fired and dumped by the House of Dior who also employs the Israeli born actress Natalie Portman as the face of one of their best selling perfumes. More so, Natalie Portman spoke up when this happened and was thrust forward center stage in this drama in a Queen Esther fashion where she spoke up against his actions and his vile comments against the Jews.

"I am deeply shocked and disgusted by the video of John Galliano’s comments that surfaced today. In light of this video, and as an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way"

In today's world the woman who wins the Best Actress Award at the Oscars is indeed the Queen of Hollywood. The House of Dior indeed immediately let Galliano go in the same way that King Achashverosh stood beside our beautiful Queen Esther.

I curiously looked through the various Torah readings for the day today to see if there was something in them that would relate to this retelling of the Purim Tale.

I smiled when I saw in Psalm 54, one of the psalms for today the 9th Day of Elul.  We SEE from this how true it is that every day the miracles of the Lord play out over and over and we only need to connect the dots in the days events to historic events or daily Torah readings.

Chapter 54 A prayer to God asking that in His might He save all who hope for His kindness. Read, and you will discover an awe-inspiring and wondrous prayer that should be said by all in the appropriate time. 1. For the Conductor, with instrumental music, a maskil by David,2. when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, "Behold, David is hiding among us!” 3. O God, deliver me by Your Name, and vindicate me by Your might. 4. God, hear my prayer, listen to the words of my mouth. 5. For strangers have risen against me, and ruthless men have sought my soul; they are not mindful of God, Selah. 6. Behold, God is my helper; my Lord is with those who support my soul. 7. He will repay the evil of my watchful enemies; destroy them by Your truth. 8. With a free-will offering I will sacrifice to You; I will offer thanks to Your Name, O Lord, for it is good. 9. For He has saved me from every trouble, and my eye has seen [the downfall of] my enemy.

May we always "see" the reality of what is going on behind the scenes and in the news to see the wonders that are playing out constantly every hour of the day.

We live in inspiring times where we move away from Golus and see the splendor of a new age unraveling in front of our eyes if we only practice connecting the dots.