Trying to remember this
Chanukah is the time to awaken the hidden light within us, to shine brightly even when the world around us is dark.
Lubavitcher Rebbe
people think they shouldn't vote as a protest or whatever because they've been raised on boycotts. which do sometimes work.
boycotts deprive the target of money.
not voting does not deprive the government of money.
it does, however, deprive you of power.
it's not like a boycott.
y'all aren't ready for 'maybe you shouldn't be an asshole to christians for being christian' and 'you should be respectful of christian's beliefs even if they differ from yours'
my little cousin called my kippah a helmet and i said “yeah it’s to protect me from the ayin hara” and he said “what?” and i said “the evil eye” and he said “oh like the death star” so we’ve established the following:
the death star is the ayin hara
we wear kippot to protect us from the ayin hara, i.e. the death star
my boss comes up to me and goes “do you want a passover candle holder” and i was like “do you mean shabbat candle sticks?” he said “no for passover. here” and he pulls a menorah