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Lomguli.

ლომგული

Lion-hearted.lohm-goo-lee
A man raises his glass as guests listen around a long table at Keipi.
What we have received, we are sent to give.

Trusted with the table.
Trusted with the craft.

A Lomguli is a Tamada trusted with more than leading a Supra. He is trusted with the craft itself.

Guests talking together among the tables, beneath a painting of a Georgian feast.

Read the table.
Know what it needs.

He knows how to read a table, how to serve it, and how to invite it deeper. He invites people to speak, to listen, to remember, to laugh, to honor, and to participate.

He knows when to speak, when to listen, and when to leave well enough alone.

A man speaks with an open hand as people listen beside him at the table.

Practice it.
Teach it.
Pass it on.

A Lomguli knows the Art of Tamada well enough to practice it, teach it, and pass it on. He can help this tradition take root in American life without making himself the center of it.

The authority of the Tamada is always an invitation. And the invitation is always for the sake of the table.

Not everyone will become a Lomguli.
But every Tamada should ask:

Am I becoming someone others can trust with the table?

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