#chanukah night 8

[irresponsiblereader]

Chanukah Night 8: Hanukah Sameach Everyone, May light continue to fill our homes and lives til the next hanukkah ✡️🕎

[whitebookposts]

And do, my yearly tradition of drawing Hannukah related Sky art continues

I'll be honest, I wasn't sure I would make one this year- I didn't have any interesting ideas for an art.... up until I didn't come across THIS glorious post and I KNEW that I had to redraw this masterpiece as Tsadi

So yea! Tsadi wished you all a Happy Hannukah! Let your light shine stronger together!

(also, heres a version that is closer to the original gif under the cut... beware of tsadititties)

(Shotout to @dogedepan for giving me the idea for this pun DGHEJHGDJHGED)

[mearchuimhne]

[killing-time-w-kaz]

[liviz223]

Chanukah Night 8 2023!

[spoonbenders-archive]

adam sandlers 8 crazy nights has the blood of thousands on it . the smoothness of the animation and the effort put into the most fucking sickening scenes and the character design being somewhat cohesive i can practically hear the tortured screams of every animator and character designer that worked on this movie. and its not just them. the fact that its currently the only mainstream chanukah movie. do you have any idea how many unassuming jewish people have watched 8 crazy nights thinking it was an unassuming mid 5/10 movie and got the fucking eldtrict abomination that is 8 crazy nights. it feels like a hatecrime and adam sandler is literally jewish. the entire movie reeks of hate and terror its like. candle cove. i wouldnt be surprised if i tried to watch 8 crazy nights again and it was just a blank static screen. if i bought a dvd of it it would bleed endlessly. there is a curse on that movie. every night i see adam sandler in my nightmares and he says that i will never escape the torment labyrinth he has put this world in. adam sandler is the most powerful dark wizard in the universe and noone knows. noone knows. but i do. everybody in this room has been associated with whitey

[girlactionfigure]

This Israeli farmer is lighting the menorah at the tomb of King David. 👑🕎

In Jewish tradition we learn that when you want to ask someone for a blessing, you shouldn’t go to a righteous person or a rabbi, RATHER, you should go to a farmer that keeps Shmita. 🧑‍🌾🌾

But why❓🤔

NOTE: Shmita is the Jewish law of observance to not farm or tend to the land of Israel in each cycle of 7 years. The numerical value of 7 in Judaism is nature, due to the world being created in 7 days. 🌎 It is also on the 7th day that G-d rested and set a time for the entire world to rest as well (Shabbat).💤 So too, the land of Israel is meant to rest as well to allow it to rejuvenate. 🌱

However, the farmers of Israel know that if they are to keep shmita, that they would not make any profits that year and ALSO for the year to come. 🤯 

This causes farmers to rescind their power and relinquish it, to put their complete trust in G-d. 

The number 8 in Judaism represents miracles because it “one ups” nature. ⬆️ The 8 nights of Chanukah reaffirm this, since the essence of Chanukah is all about miracles. ✨

So too with the farmers that keep shmita. They know that only the year after shmita, year 8, will they start to MAYBE reap the fruits of their labor. 🍇 

This highlights their fervent belief in miracles. 

So… When one receives a blessing from a farmer, they receive it from an individual that lives and breathes miracles. 💨 

How appropriate is it then that a farmer should light the public menorah at King David’s tomb? 👑

The farmers of Israel are now praying for miracles. We encourage you to help them by contributing to save a farm. 🇮🇱 

The agricultural ecosystem is in their hands and due to the impact of the war, their farms are crumbling. 

Israel’s economy depends on these farmers and the farmers depend on donations to help them get back on their feet. 🧑‍🌾

saveafarm

[tzipporahs-well]

🥔 🎭 🤦 🎶?

(i already know your answer to at least one of these 😆)

🥔 Applesauce or sour cream?

Hot take 🔥: neither belong on latkes (half joking). In all seriousness, I eat my latkes plain. But at least applesauce is edible for me on its own even if it’s not my fave. I do like apples 🍎. Sour cream 🥴. So if I had to choose one, it’s the apples.

🎭 Purim or Chanukah?

Purim Purim Purim! No but in all seriousness, Purim is my favorite Jewish holiday of all time. I feel like it is especially applicable to these times plus I really like the food and costumes.

Chanukah is good but 8 nights is a lot…and I kinda feel like media oversaturated Chanukah because of its proximity to another December holiday.

Not to say that Chanukah is bad at all, but Purim has it beat by a lot. Also, fried food has a hard time storing and traveling well…The great news about both holidays are that they are low stress holidays.

🤦 Shema or Modeh Ani

Shema! This is a prayer fundamental traditionally said twice a day. These were the words that allowed me to become a Jew when I underwent mikveh immersion. Not only that but the Shema is way easier to learn.

Also as far as I know but I may be wrong, Modeh Ani is only said in the morning while Shema can be said any time.

🎶 'Lecha Dodi' or 'Shalom Aleichem'?

Lecha Dodi! 👰‍♀️ There are several tunes and 8 verses (wish we would do all 8 verses in reform synagogue but a girl can dream 💭). Plus the first letter of each verse spells out an acrostic of the author’s name. And the verses are all different. I will say though that although Shalom Aleichem is easier to learn, it can’t compare to the dizzying heights and references of Lecha Dodi.

[orionis13]

Tonight is the first night of Chanukah, and I have decided that to “celebrate” I will be contacting my representatives every day for the next 8 days to call for a permanent ceasefire in Palestine, and I urge you to do the same. There are countless easily accessible templates for emails, phone calls, and letters that take less than 5 minutes to complete and put pressure on our reps, who are aiding and abetting a literal genocide. If you are able, you can also donate to reputable esim providers (the Cartoonist Cooperative has really easy links, and you can get art) to keep people connected thru internet blackouts

As incentive, I am offering a fullbody colored sketch to anyone who chooses to dm me after these 8 days with proof of contact with their reps (dated screenshots of emails, dated call logs, etc. just nothing with your personal info). This is not a large scale, highly organized project; this is just an option that hopefully inspires you to take consistent action.

I think there is a horrible irony in the Zionist love of Chanukah; how can you see yourself represented in a story about standing against oppressors and still enact the same violent oppression against those you deem lesser. You are not a hero, you are not brave, you are a coward laughing as people are murdered in your name, and your memory will only bring shame

The real bravery is that of the Palestinian people, who despite the odds stacked against them continue to survive. This is far more in the spirit of a holiday about resistance than a celebration of genocide will ever be.

We will not be silent. We will not give up on the people of Palestine. They will survive and be free.

I hope this is clear enough to make sense to people, please feel free to let me know any questions/concerns you may have. Chag sameach

[ashleybenlove]

@lifblogs asked me a few days ago if I was gonna share the list of books I read this year. So, I'm gonna do that.

Due to character limits, I had to separate the numbered lists, so first list goes up to 100 and then the second list is the rest.

Couple of notes, my list includes the date I finished reading and a couple of marks.

Their meanings:

Started in 2022: * This book is a reread: ** Did not write down the date but probably the date: *? (Basically I decided after I had started to include the date finished.) Special notation for Dracula and Dracula Daily: **!

Bold denotes favorites.

Eight Kinky Nights: An f/f Chanukah romance by Xan West* – Jan 1*?

Through the Moon: A Graphic Novel (The Dragon Prince Graphic Novel #1) by Peter Wartman – Jan 4

Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings – Jan 7

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte – Jan 12

A Brother’s Price by Wen Spencer** - Jan 13

Gossie and Gertie by Olivier Dunrea – Jan 17

A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters by Andrew H. Knoll – Jan 18

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler – Jan 22

Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds by John Pickrell – Jan 25

Promised Land: a Revolutionary Romance by Rose Lerner – Jan 26

Bad Girls Never Say Die by Jennifer Mathieu – Jan 27

How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr – Feb 2

Artemis by Andy Weir – Feb 4

Hunting Game by Helene Tursten – Feb 7

How the Earth Turned Green: A Brief 3.8-Billion-Year History of Plants by Joseph E. Armstrong – Feb 14

Fortuna by Kristyn Merbeth – Feb 16

After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez – Feb 22

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan – Feb 22

Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond by Robin George Andrews – Feb 28

Memoria by Kristyn Merbeth – Feb 28

American Revolution: A History From Beginning to End by Hourly History – Mar 5

Discordia by Kristyn Merbeth – Mar 6

A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley – Mar 17

Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded by Simon Winchester – Mar 18

The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions by Peter Brannen – Mar 18

Big Chicas Don't Cry by Annette Chavez Macias – Mar 19

Innumerable Insects: The Story of the Most Diverse and Myriad Animals on Earth by Michael S. Engel – Mar 21

The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783 by Joseph J. Ellis – Mar 24

Eragon by Christopher Paolini – Mar 25

Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive by Philipp Dettmer – Mar 25

Locked in Time by Lois Duncan** – Mar 26

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur – Mar 28

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict – April 4

Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham – April 7

Bisexually Stuffed By Our Living Christmas Stocking by Chuck Tingle – April 8

Bloodmoon Huntress: A Graphic Novel (The Dragon Prince Graphic Novel #2) by Nicole Andelfinger – April 9

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell – April 11

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton – April 13

The Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon Davis – April 17

What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez – April 19

Cinder by Marissa Meyer – April 20

The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson – April 20

Eldest by Christopher Paolini – April 22

The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan – April 23

The Sentient Lesbian Em Dash — My Favorite Punctuation Mark — Gets Me Off by Chuck Tingle – April 24

The Pleistocene Era: The History of the Ice Age and the Dawn of Modern Humans by Charles River Editors – April 26

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie – April 27

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach – April 29

Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne – May 3

Matrix by Lauren Groff – May 6

The Color Purple by Alice Walker – May 7

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie – May 9

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume – May 11

The Dragon Prince Book One: Moon by Aaron Ehasz and Melanie McGanney Ehasz – May 13

Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan – May 15

Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez – May 15

Atlas of Unusual Borders: Discover Intriguing Boundaries, Territories and Geographical Curiosities by Zoran Nikolic – May 20

How the Mountains Grew: A New Geological History of North America by John Dvorak – May 20

The Guncle by Steven Rowley – May 21

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini – May 24

Reflection: A Twisted Tale by Elizabeth Lim – May 26

Sailor's Delight by Rose Lerner – May 26

The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World by Riley Black – May 28

Humans are Weird: I Have the Data by Betty Adams – June 3

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro – June 4

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer – June 8

Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut – June 9

A Tip for the Hangman by Allison Epstein – June 11

Cress by Marissa Meyer – June 20

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao – June 22

The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us by Steve Brusatte – June 24

After the Hurricane by Leah Franqui – June 24

Inheritance by Christopher Paolini – June 25

Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez – June 26

Dark Room Etiquette by Robin Roe – June 30

The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack – July 4

Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains by Bethany Brookshire – July 5

Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin – July 7

Cosmos by Carl Sagan – July 10

1984 by George Orwell** -- July 11

What Once Was Mine: A Twisted Tale by Liz Braswell – July 17

Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work (Or Don't) by Alex Bezzerides – July 20

The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth Hardcover by Elizabeth Tasker – July 21

Witches by Brenda Lozano – July 24

Son of a Sailor: A Cozy Pirate Tale by Marshall J. Moore – July 29

Winter by Marissa Meyer – July 29

As Old As Time: A Twisted Tale by Liz Braswell – July 30

Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis – August 4

Half Bad by Sally Green – August 7

The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time by John Kelly – August 14

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley – August 18

Gory Details: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science by Erika Engelhaupt – August 22

The Last Karankawas by Kimberly Garza – August 25

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore – Sept 5

Oceans of Kansas, Second Edition: A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea by Michael J. Everhart – Sept 7

Corpus Christi: The History of a Texas Seaport by Bill Walraven – Sept 9

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury** – Sept 12

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Sept 18

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera – Sept 20

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett – Sept 22

The Mammals of Texas by William B. Davis and David J. Schmidly – Sept 29

The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett – Oct 4

The 2024 Old Farmer’s Almanac edited by Janice Stillman – Oct 7

Half Wild by Sally Green – Oct 7

Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James – Oct 7

Verity by Colleen Hoover – Oct 10

Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence – Oct 15

Archaeology: Unearthing the Mysteries of the Past by Kate Santon – Oct 16

100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife by Ken Jennings – Oct 22

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie – Oct 22

Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe García McCall – Oct 22

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie – Oct 27

How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler – Oct 28

The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found by Mary Beard – Oct 29

Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair by Sarah Schulman – Oct 31

The Great Texas Dragon Race by Kacy Ritter – Nov 6

Dracula by Bram Stoker**! – Nov 7/8

The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser – Nov 9

Cascadia's Fault: The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami that Could Devastate North America by Jerry Thompson – Nov 10

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison – Nov 11

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney – Nov 13

Untamed by Glennon Doyle – Nov 14

Nimona by ND Stevenson – Nov 18

Dracula Daily by Matt Kirkland**! – Nov 20

A Mother Would Know by Amber Garza – Nov 24

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie – Nov 25

How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell** – Nov 27

Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie – Dec 1

Murtagh by Christopher Paolini – Dec 8

The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie – Dec 8

Icehenge by Kim Stanley Robinson – Dec 9

These Holiday Movies With Bizarrely Similar Smiling Heterosexual Couples Dressed In Green And Red On Their Cover Get Me Off Bisexually by Chuck Tingle – Dec 9

The Domesday Book: England's Heritage, Then & Now edited by Thomas Hindle – Dec 10

You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation by Julissa Arce – Dec 13

Himawari House by Harmony Becker – Dec 13

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck** – Dec 18

Born Into It: A Fan’s Life by Jay Baruchel – Dec 18

The Dragon Prince Book Two: Sky by Aaron Ehasz and Melanie McGanney Ehasz – Dec 23

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree – Dec 24

Half Lost by Sally Green – Dec 24

Understudies by Priya Sridhar – Dec 28

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir – Dec 28

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking – Dec 31

[wenevergotusedtoegypt]

How does my MIL always manage to find the WEIRDEST “Jewish” books to give my kids though.

In this batch:

“The Story of Hanukkah,” in which the point of the Beis HaMikdash was apparently a “ner tamid,” which was the thing whose oil lasted for 8 days, but then inexplicably after that people started lighting a 7-branched menorah on the 25th of Kislev from then on? Also multiple people are portrayed standing inside what appears to be the Kodesh HaKedoshim with one of said menorahs inside it. Then the next page it’s an actual Chanukah menorah but we are told it’s lit to remember the ner tamid. Oh also, apparently before the Chanukah story, everyone just walked right into the Kodesh HaKedoshim every holiday.

“The Night Before Hanukkah,” part of a series that also includes such Jewish favorites by the same author as “The Night Before Easter” and “The Night Before My First Communion,” written in a style paying homage to the thing you think it does. Full of illustrations of dreidels with totally wrong letters, blue and white Xmas - sorry, Chanukah - decorations, hands clasped in prayer, and candles placed in the wrong order.

[why5x5]

So, in my (orthodox) shul's wekly newsletter, they had a list of Chanukah highlights I thought I'd share (no. 8 is great):

Chanuka Highlights: Eight Points for Eight Days

1) The basic requirement of Chanuka lights is “ner ish u-beto”, one light per night per household. Thus a family of four would have only one light per night, whether on the first or eighth night. Nonetheless, the Talmud outlines more optimal observances, respectively called “Mehadrin” and “Mehadrin Min Hamehadrin”, whereby the number of lights corresponds to the night of Chanuka, the number of people in the household, or both. According to the hybrid option, that hypothetical household of four would then collectively kindle four lights on the first night and thirty-two on the eighth night.

2) Many use a “Shamash” – helper candle – in addition to the aforementioned mandatory lights. This Shamash serves two purposes, both related to the prohibition to derive benefit from the Chanuka lights proper. During the lighting itself, it avoids the issue of kindling one mandatory light from another. After the lighting, if anyone does get benefit from the Chanuka lights, it can be attributed to the Shamash rather than to the mandatory lights. Given the latter function, one should take care that the Shamash burns at least as long as the other lights.

3} Women, as well as men, are obligated in Chanuka lights because they were beneficiaries (and perhaps also benefactors) of the Chanuka miracles. Some women opt to discharge their obligation via their husband, based on the principle “ishto ke- gufo”. Children old enough to appreciate the ideas of Chanuka are also required to light for educational (“chinukh”) purposes, obviously with proper adult supervision and guidance.

4} Many choose olive-oil as the fuel for the Chanuka lights, to commemorate the substance used for the Menora in the Beit Hamikdash. Others prefer candles because of the quality of their flame. It is generally assumed that electric menorahs do not technically qualify for this mitzva, though they may still serve some function by bringing awareness of the holiday to others.

5} The ideal placement of the Menora is near the street entrance to the house, on the side opposite the Mezuza. When that is not feasible (such as one who lives on an elevated floor), he should place the Menora near the window. In times of religious persecution and other extenuating circumstances, the Menora may simply be placed on a table in one’s room. In any case, the lights should be attended while burning, both for safety reasons as well as because the function of the lights is to be seen, thereby publicizing the miracle.

6} Throughout Chanuka, Al Hanisim (a prayer expressing gratitude to G-d for the miracles) is inserted during both Shemona Esreh (the silent standing prayer) in the blessing of Modim, and Birkat Hamazon (Grace After Meals) in the blessing of Nodeh Lekha. If forgotten in its native blessing, it can still be recited during the concluding paragraph of Shemona Esreh or in the Harachaman section of Birkat Hamazon. If one also missed those compensatory opportunities, Shemona Esreh and Birkat Hamazon are not repeated.

7) Full Hallel is recited on all eight days of Chanuka (despite the fact that Chanuka lacks both requirements for Hallel – a festival status and prohibition on work) because these are “days of praise and thanksgiving”. Appropriately, Maimonides opts to discuss the laws of Hallel among those of Chanuka, rather than in the more intuitive contexts such as the laws of the festivals.

8) While normative practice is not to require mandatory Seudot (meals) on Chanuka in the way we are obligated on Shabbat and festivals, nonetheless such meals have significance both to commemorate the rededication of the Mizbeach (Altar) and as an opportunity to offer praise to G-d. Many have the custom to eat oily foods such as Latkes (potato pancakes) and Sufganiyot (fried doughnuts) to reflect that the miracle involved oil. Others eat dairy foods since it is said that Judith fed cheese to an enemy officer, causing him to get sleepy, at which point she “neutralized” him. It has been suggested that eating pizza simultaneously fulfills both customs – i.e. eating oil and dairy.

[twwpress]

Weekly Press Briefing #76: December 3rd - December 9th

Welcome back to the Weekly Press Briefing, where we bring you highlights from The West Wing fandom each week, including new fics, ongoing challenges, and more! This briefing covers all things posted from December 3 - December 9. Did we miss something? Let us know; you can find our contact info at the bottom of this briefing! 

Challenges/Prompts:

There are no open challenges/prompts that we know of this week. Do you have a challenge or event you’d like us to promote or know of one we’re missing? Be sure to get in touch with us! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.

This Week in Canon:

Welcome back to This Week in Canon, where we revisit moments in The West Wing that occurred on these dates during the show’s run.

Season 5, Episode 9: Abu el Banat aired on December 3, 2003.

Season 6, Episode 8: In the Room aired on December 8, 2004.

Season 7, Episode 8: Undecideds aired on December 4, 2005.

Photos/Videos:

Here’s what was posted from December 3 - December 9:

Amy Landecker posted photos of herself, Brad, and friends at LA Comic Con and The Ice House Comedy Club. 

Amy Landecker posted a photo of herself and Brad with some of their former Transparent castmates, including Trace Lysette, Our Lady J, and Zackary Drucker at Our Lady J’s show at The Wallis. 

Dule Hill posted a clip from A SAG-AFTRA Foundation video, ‘Exploring Identity and Healing Through Acting For Black Male Performers’, where he appears as a member of the panel. 

Josh Malina posted a video of himself performing Suddenly Seymour with Zoe Hall when Thrilling Adventure Hour performed at The Bourbon Room. 

Josh Malina posted a video of former University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill and Representative Elise Stefanik during congressional hearings discussing whether calls for genocide of Jewish people should be considered harassment. 

Josh Malina posted a photo of himself in a Chanukah sweater. 

Josh Malina posted a photo of Tom Waits along with a belated birthday wish and song lyrics. 

Josh Malina posted a photo of a batch of latkes he made. 

Josh Maline posted the lyrics to the song National Brotherhood Week by Tom Lehrer. 

Marlee Matlin posted a Happy Chanukah video. 

Peter James Smith posted photos from his Thanksgiving weekend trip to NYC.

Rob Lowe posted videos and photos from an interview with Abby Hornacek about his upcoming documentary, Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party. 

Rob Lowe posted a photo of a billboard for his new reality tv show The Floor, which premieres on Fox January 2nd. 

Donna Moss Daily: December 3 | December 4 | December 5 | December 6 | December 7 | December 8 | December 9

Daily Josh Lyman: December 3 | December 4 | December 5 | December 6 | December 7 | December 8 | December 9

No Context BWhit: December 3 | December 5 | December 6 | December 7 | December 8 | December 9

@twwarchive: December 4 | December 7 | December 9

@JanneyUpdates: December 7 (1) | December 7 (2) | December 8

Editors’ Choice: 

This week, we’re recommending stories that feature one of our favorite tropes: there was only one bed! Be sure to share your favorites we didn’t include, as well!

I want to get stuck in your head like Everlong playing on the late night radio by starsontheceiling for joshatella (shuuuliet) | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | “It’s just a bed,” she says, and it feels like a lie. “Haven’t you ever shared a bed with a friend  before? Like, in college or something?” “Yeah but not with a…” he trails off. “With a what?” :: There was only one bed - I don't know what else to tell you the warmest bed i’ve ever known by mikaylawrites | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | “Okay,” he says. “What does that have to do with you kicking down my door at three in the morning?” I had to leave my room. It’s below freezing in there and if I stay another minute I’m gonna get frostbite. I went to the front desk but no one was there and Ginger said she wasn’t coming back tonight so I didn’t know where else to go.” one of the greats by rearviewmirror | Rated G | Jed Bartlet & Leo McGarry (No Pairings Listed) | Complete | during a late night on the bartlet for america campaign trail, jed and leo have to share a motel room. and there's only one bed Mr. Sandman, Bring Me a Dream by ABSea | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over… just wrong enough to make it feel right by Luppiters | Rated G |  | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | Complete | “Hey, CJ. I have a room reserved nearby. They might have more – come with me?” CJ swallows her surprise at the familiar voice – one she hasn’t heard since after Inauguration; one that both calmed and unnerved her. For TWW Press' Wheel of Destiny challenge: Only One Bed, S4 and the Bartlet Farm.

Please hold for the reblog with all of this week's fic updates!

[heretherebedork]

@clairificusrex How about top 8 lap sitting and bottom 1 of your most hated trope, like the most aggregious example of the trope you dislike the most…

Ooo, this is a good one but rough because there's, like, a total of ten lapsitting moments in all of BL so... I just have to remember them! Augh. I don't even REMEMBER despite my love of this trope.

TOSSARA: My favorite. My number one. The best lapsitting because it's so darling and because it was the first.

2. Mr. Cinderella: Absolutely darling and I love how sweetly Ba Vinh sits in his lap. A+, hope we get more of him sitting in laps in the future.

3. You are Ma Stupid Boy: This one wings just for how sweet the little pull off his feet bit was.

4. Unforgotten Night is one here for sheer quantity over quality. Love it so much. Why is this trope so common in BLs most people don't appreciate?

5. Want To See You: Again, Ba Vinh loves lapsitting. As does Vietnam in general, it seems.

6. Secret Crush on You: ... It counts. Shut up. I just love them, okay?

7. Cutie Pie: Also just love these boys.

8. Ai Long Nhai: This is high just because it's also a tiny piano lesson and it was adorable beyond belief. And I remember it!

There are probably more and ones I actually liked more but this is the list of ones I remember, have gifs or images of and just... liked? I like them all.

And my +1 that doesn't get a gif or screenshot because I don't want it to is... every moment of broken consent in the second half of LITA. Every single one. Just... worst trope ever, why is 'I'm going to do this TO you' a trope anyway?

It's a Very BL Chanukah

[girlactionfigure]

*ISRAEL REALTIME* - "Connecting the World to Israel in Realtime"

HAPPY CHANUKAH !!! Chanukah night 7 TONIGHT 🕎🕎🕎🕎🕎🕎🕎

◾️MORE SHIP ATTACKS BY THE HOUTHIS… a Marshall islands-flagged chemical tanker reported an "exchange of fire" with a speedboat 55 nautical miles (around 102 kilometres) off Yemen.  A speedboat with armed men aboard approached two vessels transiting off the coast of Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah.  (AP) the Houthis launched two missiles at a commercial ship in the Bab al-Mandab Strait but missed, according to US officials. An American vessel intercepted another drone launched by the Houthis. (The ship that the Houthis tried to hit is the Ardmore Encounter tanker that carries the flag of the Marshall Islands.

Also reports of a shipping attack on the other Yemen coast near Oman.  Quickly becoming a major disruption to world shipping.

◾️THE TOLL… we previously reported on 8 lost in battle, two more are reported killed yesterday as well - the worst day since the first day of the war.  https://www.timesofisrael.com/ten-soldiers-including-two-senior-officers-killed-in-gaza-fighting-and-deadly-ambush/

◾️JENIN… (Arab city, West Bank, terror center)  Firefights with IDF forces still going on, day and half continuous.

◾️FALSE ALERT - MODI’IN MACCABIM REUT… siren alert malfunction.  Homefront Command is working to fix.

◾️INCREASING RESERVE AGE… the Ministry of Defense distributed a memorandum of law to increase the exemption age from reserve service to be raised in order to prevent damage to the IDF's combat capability in the midst of war. According to the plan, the exemption age will be increased by one year for regular soldiers, officers and certain positions. 

◾️GAZA, WEAPONS EVERYWHERE (no innocent / civilian spaces)… Lt. Col. Oz, Nahal's 931st Brigade: We entered about 500 houses in Jabaliya. In 90% of them we found weapons, inside wardrobes, in the kitchen, in UNWRA sacks and under babies' beds. There were grenades, weapons, guns, rifles, RPGs and many other weapons.  We arrived at the mosque, which apparently looked innocent. When we broke the door on the third floor, we were surprised to discover an advanced combat space there: they built a training facility there, like we train in the bases, they managed to build it in the mosque! We killed more than ten terrorists there.

◾️SOLDIERS MOTHER’S SAY… ( https://m.facebook.com/Mothers.Soldier ) "Our sons in battle, not Biden's son or Blinken's son - our soldier's life comes before the enemy's citizens.”  Ilanit Dedosh, mother of a commander in Golani "Don't be influenced by foreign considerations - bomb from above.” 

“We are in the most just war, against a cruel enemy who slaughtered, raped, massacred babies, women and hundreds of our brothers and sisters. We must trample him, and kill them to the last - and not stop until victory! We call on the IDF and the government - do not endanger our soldiers without a real operational need, do not put before your eyes any other consideration, not legal, not humanitarian or international pressure, Our sons are the ones in battle, not Biden's son nor Blinken's son, tell everyone in a clear voice - the lives of our soldiers come before the citizens of the enemy. We as mothers will not accept any risk to our soldiers that is not from operational considerations only. Loving, trusting, and strong - we are behind you! Fight until victory!" added the mothers.  “You promised that you would not surrender and that you would not change the plan of action, do not endanger fighters in vain!”

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we watched a star trek movie for every night of chanukah which i think is very appropriate and then continued on from there so here is my current ranking

voyage home (most completely wonderful in terms of plot and character and pure enjoyment AND made a positive environmental impact irl. also it's fun to see mr spock in san francisco ❤️)

search for spock (the most romantic film ever made)

undiscovered country (genuinely thoughtful political commentary & wonderful performance from all)

wrath of khan (wrath of khan)

beyond (joy and fun and tributes to the original movies that felt loving and appreciative rather than cheap)

first contact (borg queen is there, picard goes crazy, love to see it. this is 6 on the list but #1 in terms of kinkiness)

insurrection (gave us a taste of the picard we saw in measure of a man and i loved it. 10/10 for his performance and his moral integrity alone. the rest was decent too, i enjoyed it even though jonathan frakes is a narcissist)

final frontier/2009 tied (bad but fun. misogyny. shatner and abrams clearly wish it was star wars which they wish was a terrible action movie)

generations (i liked that guinan was there and that kirk's magical immortality brain paradise cast him in the role of bland heterosexual. other things happened too i guess.)

the motion picture (the longest movie ever made where nothing happens at all)

nemesis (i was so mad about picard going "god troi cant you just let that guy telepathically assault you a few more times for a negligible tactical advantage" that i couldn't even pay attention to the rest of the movie. i am genuinely offended on levar burton gates mcfadden michael dorn & marina sirtis' behalf that this was meant to be their last performance of these characters and they either had 8 minutes of screentime and/or were utterly disrespected. it was funny when brent spiner killed data though. free yourself!)

into darkness (would be lower on the list if humanly possible. what aos did to uhura makes me want to kill. benedict cumbersome should be fired out of a cannon)