Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, borei p’ri hagafen.
Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’ratza vanu, v’shabbat kod’sho b’ahava uv’ratzon hinchilanu, zikaron l’ma’aseh b’reishit. Ki hu yom t’chila l’mikra-ay kodesh, zaycher l’tziat mitzrayim. Ki vanu vacharta v’otanu kidashta mikol ha’amim. V’shabbat kod-shi-cha b’ahava uv’ratzon hinchal tanu. Baruch ata Adonai, mi’kadesh ha Shabbat.
(Blessed are you, Lord our G-d, Ruler of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.
Blessed are you, Lord our G-d, Ruler of the Universe, how has sanctified us with his commandments and favored us, and given us in love and favor his holy Shabbat as an inheritance, as a remembrance of the act of creation. For this day is the beginning of all holy days, a remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt. For you have chosen us and you have blessed us from among all the nations. And you have bequeathed us your holy Shabbat in love and favor. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies Shabbat.)
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Feel this, to all those races, colors, and creeds, every man bleeds
For the countless victims and all the families of the murdered, tortured, enslaved
Raped, robbed and persecuted — Never Again
To the men, women, and children who died in their struggle to live
Never to be forgotten, proving Ben-Menachem, yo…
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My own blood dragged through the mud
Perished in my heart, still cherished and loved
Stripped of our pride, everything we lived for
Families cried, there's nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide
Tossed to the side, access denied
6 million died, for what?
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Yo, a man shot dead in his back
Helpless women and children under constant attack
For no reason 'til the next season and we still bleeding
Yo it's freezing and men burn in Hell, some for squeezing
No hope for a remedy, nothing to believe
Moving targets who walk with the star on their sleeve
Forever marked with a number tattooed to your body
Late night, eyes closed, clutched to my shotty
Having visions, flashes of death camps and prisons
No provisions, deceived by the Devil's decisions
Forced into a slave, death before dishonor
For those men who were brave, shot and sent to their grave
Can't awaken, it's too late, everything's been taken
I'm shaken, family, history in the making
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Never again shall we march like sheep to the slaughter
Never again shall we sit and take orders
Stripped of our culture, robbed of our name
Raped of our freedom and thrown into the flames
Forced from our families, taken from our homes
Removed from our G-d then burned of our bones
Never again, never again, shall we march like sheep to the slaughter
Never again leave our sons and daughters
Stripped of our culture, robbed of our name
(Never again) Raped of our freedom and thrown into the flames
Forced from our families, taken from our homes
Removed from our G-d and everything we own (Never again)
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Some fled through the rumors of wars
But most left for dead, few escaped to the shores
With just one loaf of bread, banished
Called in for questioning and vanished, never to be seen again
I can't express the pain, that was felt in the train
To Auschwitz, tears poured down like rain
Naked, face to face with the master race
Hatred, blood, and David, my heart belongs to God and stays sacred
Rabbis and priests, disabled individuals
The poor, the scholars — all labeled common criminals
Mass extermination, total annihilation
Shipped into the ghetto and prepared for liquidation
Tortured and starved, innocent experiments
Stripped down and carved up or gassed to death
The last hour, I smelled the flowers
Flashbacks of family then sent to the showers
Powerless, undressed, women with babies clumped tight to their chest — crying
Who would've guessed — dying
Another life lost, count the cost
Another body gas-burned and tossed in the Holocaust
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Never again shall we march like sheep to the slaughter
Never again leave our sons and daughters
Stripped of our culture, robbed of our name
Raped of our freedom and thrown into the flames
Forced from our families, taken from our homes
Removed from our G-d and everything we own
Never again, never again, shall we march like sheep to the slaughter
Never again shall we sit and take orders
Stripped of our culture, robbed of our name
(Never again) Raped of our freedom and thrown into the flames
Forced from our families, taken from our homes
Removed from our G-d then burned of our bones (Never again)
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Never Again. Never Again.
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From the USA to Afghanistan
From Israel to Pakistan
From Iraq to Iran
To Russia, Poland, and France
From China over to Japan
Worldwide
Never Again
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Shema Yisrael Adonai eloheinu Adonai ehad
(“Hear O Yisrael, the Lord is our G-d, the Lord is One.” The Shema is the most important prayer in Judaism. It is the declaration of our faith in one G-d. Jews say the Shema prayer every day, in the morning and evening. And we also say the Shema before we die.)
FIRE!
*GUNSHOT*
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tagged by @baronmpontmercy thank youuuuuuu
Name: Zatavia Felix
Nickname(s): Tav, preferred over anything else including her full name unless you're very close
Pronouns: She/Her
Star Sign: Libra
Height: 6'9"
Orientation: Bisexual
Race: Zariel Tiefling
Romancing: Karlach
Fave Fruit: Lychee
Fave Season: Fall
Fave Flower: Star Jasmine, Gardina, Iris, Crocus,
Fave Scent: Salt Spray, petrichor, campfire, pine, sandlewood
Coffee, Tea, or Hot Chocolate: Coffee, black
Average Sleep Hours: 6 (average) 8 (sleeping in), She sleeps quickly and easily but fairly lightly. Likes to be to bed last and up first. She is genuinely someone who can go just fine on six hours of sleep max - it's upsetting.
Dogs or Cats: Cats but she genuinely just likes animals whatever they are and tries to do right by then (even if she can never remember to use 'speak with animals'). Will do anything for Scratch.
Dream Trip: It's incredibly dangerous and stupid but she kindof wants to see all the levels of hell now, and kick some ass in each one.
Amount of Blankets: One, maybe, or just a sheet - tends to run warm and current co-sleeping arrangements are VERY warm.
Random Fact(s):
Has a couple exes and has multiple flings over the years - her first "ex" was another monk in a different monastery she had a long pen-pal correspondence with in her teens. The two of them really bonded over shared feelings of alienation and overcoming internal frustration and anxiety. They broke up very nastily when they first met in person and it turned out she wasn't a half-elf and he wasn't a tiefling (they were both 17 and so desperately upset. They both regret stuff they said.) Her other ex is the owner of an inn in the middle of nowhere (North East of Scornubel outside the Reaching Woods) who was kind enough to let her stay a while as she healed from the injuries that caused the scar on her face (she was lucky enough to be found by an adventuring party and dragged there to rest off the levels of exhaustion.) She stayed for a couple years. Their relationship ended amicably but out of necessity when she was fully healed up and ready to move on. They still write sometimes, but the inn owner has since married and settled happily into family life while she still wanders.
Between those two exes she spent about 10 years thinking herself completely unlovable and unworthy of attention and affection - she got better though.
She's missing the very tip of the hook of her tail because she accidentally bit it off as a toddler.
Has taken to calling Karlach 'Soul' when she uses 'Soldier' (used with affection, of course.)
tagging @bottomvalerius and @ankoku-jin
Pictured here being a nuisance:
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The Drag Race Debate
wc: 600 (exactly! wut)
pronouns: n/a; none used
warnings: angsty but it's so not serious; mention of the word s*men; fluff
summary: please do not fight with sung hanbin about drag race (unless you're ready for an overload of cute and sass)
~masterlist~ ♡ ~kofi (no pressure at all)~
guys hi! this one is so silly goofy, but i just KNOW hanbin gets heated about drag race. i just know. anyway, i hope mother always mothers. enjoy :)
"I just don't get why you like Ben de la Creme more than Jinkx Monsoon. Jinkx is such a great singer. She has more versatility," Hanbin says, rolling his eyes at you from across the room.
It was a lazy, Sunday morning and you and your boyfriend were re-watching Season 6 of Drag Race. Though you and Hanbin both loved the show, you often found yourselves disagreeing over your favorite queens. Just last week, while rewatching Season 5 (the best season), you'd gotten into a little argument about whether or not Rolaskatox deserved the hype they got. It ended with Hanbin accidentally knocking a glass off the counter while he was so earnestly attempting to demonstrate his point, followed by a delicious "apology" dinner from KFC on him.
Hanbin was always the one who got more heated, his passion for the subject matter undyingly evident. But to be honest, you found it so damn cute.
How his cheeks would redden, the new dynamics of his voice, the little stomps of his feet in frustration when he couldn't think of a rebuttal right away...
Were you winding him up on purpose? No, definitely not. But once you stumbled into a good-natured debate, you weren't scrambling to end it.
Now, as you watched Hanbin sprawled across the couch from where you were cleaning the dishes from breakfast, you just can't help but smile at how his demeanor has already shifted. "Ben might not have the voice, but you know she has the better comedic chops."
His eyebrows shoot through the roof as he sits up to stare at you incredulously. "Judy Garland Snatch Game!? Delusion: Convince Yourself!? MICHELLE VISAGE IS SO FULL OF SEMEN-- PERIOD!?"
You nod, loading the last dish into the dishwasher. "All great moments, yes. But who won five straight challenges in a row in All Stars and then so graciously self-eliminated just to prove a point?"
The laugh that comes out of Hanbin is dripping with annoyance. "Actually, she won FOUR straight challenges. And why would self-eliminating be an honorable thing!? Was she taking any of it seriously!?"
You shrug, walking over to your boyfriend and perching on the arm of the sofa next to him. "Even more impressive that she could win without putting in any effort."
"No! It's not! It was rude to Ru and it was patronizing to the other contestants," he says with a huff, turning his back towards you.
"You're right, I didn't think about how much stress that would add to Mother Ru's life. She's so busy with the fracking and all..."
Hanbin whips back around at an almost alarming speed. "TAKE. THAT. BACK! Now you're disrespecting Mother Ru?"
Your boyfriend is absolutely seething at this point and it only makes him cuter. Resting your chin in your hands, you bat your eyelashes cutely at him. "Binnie, shouldn't you be living by your favorite's motto right now? Water off a duck's back, remember?"
Hanbin clicks his tongue at you, shaking his head in what appears to be disappointment but you can see the remorseful pout start to from on his lips. He sighs, visibly returning back to his calmer self. "Why do I hang out with you again?"
Your hand finds its way to the back of your boyfriend's adorable head, running your fingers through his hair as you pretend to ponder the question before reaching the obvious conclusion. "Because you're hopelessly in love with me?"
A reluctant, smile-line producing grin stretches across his face as he outstretches both of his arms, signalling for you to climb into his embrace. "How could I ever forget?"
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