A Light unto the Nations, a Passover Deal

 A Light unto the nations, a Passover Deal. Dry Bones cartoon from 2007. Happy Passover!

Here in the center of the country, yesterday, we went all day without a siren or missiles. But then in the middle of the night we had two, and already this morning we have had two. While the north is under almost constant bombardment, and the south is almost as bad. The quiet is almost more disconcerting, as one is always waiting and alert. It is a very strange time that we are dealing with. But unfortunately not new for the Jewish people. But most of us are holding up fairly well to the tension, and trying to go about our daily lives as much as possible. I feel that we really are "A Light Unto the Nations"

Wishing you a Chag Pessach Sameach, A Very Happy Passover to all!

and a very Happy Easter Holiday to all of our Christian friends!

Wishing you health and happiness, prosperity and peace.

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A Happy Pessah to us all. And a Happy Easter to our Christian Friends.

 Happy Passover, a Dry Bones cartoon from 1983

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Happy Passover! Chag Pesach Sameach

 Happy Passover! Tonight is Erev Passover, Seder Night. Chag Pesach Sameach to all! 

This Dry Bones cartoon from 2001 feels especially true today. Here in central Israel, we have had about 6 missile attacks and sirens in the last 3 hours of this morning. (I have lost count actually). Those people who are cooking for tonight have found it especially challenging.  I am expecting lots more sirens today and tonight. Our enemies know that we are celebrating Passover and will do their best to disrupt us. But we will persevere. by Sali, the LSW 

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Pre-Pessah Cravings

 Here is a Dry Bones cartoon from 2004. Yaakov always kept to the tradition/rule of not eating matzah and other Passover food before the holiday. I was raised in a Reform household, so do not know how much of a real rule this is. But on the Passover before he passed away, and he was at a rehabilitation center, they converted everything over to Pessah food about a week before the holiday for ease. So, I am assuming that it is just a tradition. Suddenly all of the stores are filled with Passover products and it is all very tempting for someone like me, who really loves matzah. In a few days, here in Israel, all of the food stores will have many of their shelves covered and hidden with brown paper, or colored plastic cloth. They cover the non kosher for Passover products so that you cannot buy them. I think it is a useful, lovely and unique tradition. 

This year, I have signed up to go to a Chabad Seder in Raanana, a town nearby. It will probably be mostly lone soldiers. And even though I am not a soldier, I am lone too. I think it should be very interesting and fun.  I wish you all a very good holiday.

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Who would have thought?

 Yesterday was  very hard day in Israel of lots and lots of missile and drone attacks and sirens. But last night was relatively quiet, and I was able to get some sleep.  

We are now at the erev Shabbat before Passover, so time for some Pessach content. 

About 12 years ago, Yaakov and I made a YouTube instructional video on how to make horseradish.  I am going to post it for you here. Unfortunately, it suffers from my lack of technical skills. He is, as usual, his extremely hilariously funny self. 

However, I was shocked to watch it and see how much he had deteriorated physically in the last 6 or 7 years. It happened so slowly and I saw him everyday, so I was really not aware of it. It really shook me up to watch it and see him so young. Of course, young is a very relative term, as he was in his 70's.😂 I sadly have been remembering him more as he was in the last few years. I guess that is fairly common with older couples. Maybe this will help me to remember more the better days. He was never very physically active or sporty and spent most of the time at his drawing table or computer, and was always super sharp mentally, so I didn't see the physical limitations as much.  

Anyway, here it is, if you want to watch it. The best part in my opinion, is towards the beginning, and sometimes You Tube starts it a few minutes in for some reason. So, please make sure that the little slider thing underneath the picture is slid all the way back to the left hand side of the screen. Also, sometimes the sound is low, so you might need to turn up your volume. I am too technically challenged to fix it. Sorry about that. So here is the link if you want to check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6FRdiGWrLc&t=2s

And here, I am posting for you my very favorite Dry Bones Passover cartoon. It is from 1997. You are welcome to share it. Enjoy! With love from the LSW!

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Wiz Bangs and Booms Overhead

 Here is a Dry Bones cartoon from 2014.  Same thing today, but I am optimistic of the future.

Wishing you a Chag Pessach Sameach, A Very Happy Passover to all.

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Passover Frogs cut out book by Kirschen

 In just about 2 weeks, it will be Passover, the first day of Passover this year is April 2nd. It will be a hard holiday for me this year as Yaakov was connected to Passover in so many ways and he passed away on the second day of the holiday. Of course, you all know about the Dry Bones Passover Haggadah which is available from Amazon and from Koren Publishers. But Yaakov also did a cool cut out construction book that is available on Amazon. Here is a picture of Yaakov and his frogs, and a link to the book. It will really keep the kids busy, and the frogs look great on the table.

The Plague of Frogs and the Dry Bones Passover Haggadah are both available from Amazon and can be seen at http://www.Amazon.com/author/kirschen

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A Plague of Frogs for your Seder Table

The Build-a-Frog Activity Book a Natural Companion to Dry Bones Passover Haggadah Published by Koren Publishers

Dry Bones cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen’s latest book is sure to delight his many fans. It is titled “a Plague of Frogs” and is an activity book of colorful paper models of frogs to cut out and put together. Beyond origami, children and adults can enjoy this creative Passover experience together. The frogs can decorate Passover Seder tables or be used as name place settings. This charming book makes a lovely companion piece to the popular Dry Bones Passover Haggadah.

Each of the twenty models in this book accurately shows the colors and patterns of different species of frogs. Three color-it-yourself models round out the fun and educational experience.

Passover celebrates the freeing of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. The Bible and the Passover Haggadah describe ten great plagues that struck Egypt and finally convinced Pharaoh to “let our people go”.

 The second of those ten plagues was a plague of frogs. Most people think that frogs are green, but as Kirschen points out “frogs are found in an amazing number of colors; red, green, blue, purple, yellow, orange, and more. Some have smooth skin, some bumpy, some are one solid color, others have crazy patterns of contrasting colors.”

Explaining the origin of this new Passover treat, Kirschen says “Whenever I think of the plague of frogs I imagine the land of Egypt being overrun with hundreds of different types of frogs. In my mind I picture frogs from all over the world, pouring into Pharaoh’s kingdom in huge colorful, swarming crowds. It was this vision that gave birth to this book and to its selection of frogs from around the world.”

Both the “Dry Bones Passover Haggadah” and the new “Plague of Frogs” activity book are designed to add to the traditional and full Seder experience by making it more entertaining and enjoyable for all.

The Plague of Frogs and the Dry Bones Passover Haggadah are both available from Amazon and can be seen at http://www.Amazon.com/author/kirschen

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http://www.bit.ly/drybonesbooks

Happy Passover! Dry Bones and the LSW could use your help this year

Dear readers and supporters, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife) here. First, wishing everyone a joyful, healthful and peaceful Passover holiday from Yaakov and myself. We are so very grateful for the many supporters who have given funds, prayers, help in many ways. I apologize for not quickly thanking you all personally. I have been very overwhelmed and am now sick myself.

Yaakov was taken to the hospital with pneumonia last week. He was sent back to the rehabilitation after intense treatment and testing. He was also having strong hallucinations and confusion. It seems to have been caused by both fever and medications. He still has lingering pneumonia but is off the meds and getting slowly better again. But he is very weak. 

I however, ignoring warnings to rest, as there is just no one to replace me, got very sick with sinus infection and pneumonia. I wish that I had a wife!!!! I ran a 38 degree plus temperature for 5 days and finally my doctor changed the antibiotic and it has seemed to help, so today finally my temperature is down to normal, but now my back is having painful spasms. Probably I was in bed too much. 

We are having to find a new caregiver for when Yaakov is able to come home. I rented an electric crane from Yad Sarah (a wonderful organization by the way). and now we have the electric wheelchair that I bought, so with a strong caretaker, we should hopefully be able to get by. I am told though that we might need to hire 2 caretakers to be able to lift him. He is scheduled to come home on May 5th.

In any case I will have to pay double salaries for 2 months as our old caretaker of almost 6 happy years, has to be paid a very large pension and an extra month salary. I have most of it saved up, but it is coming out to more than I expected. But I am sure that I will be more optimistic and cheerful once I am feeling better physically. There is a lot of paperwork and computer work to do that seems very daunting at the moment. 

Yaakov is keeping on occasionally doing his cartoons. We have the help of our graphic design friend S.Kim Glassman and she has made the doing of the cartoons possible. He feels the calling to be able to help fight for the cause of the Jewish People with his satirical  cartoons. Please help if you are able, and I totally understand if you are not able, then please help with your good thoughts and prayers. I, and we, appreciate it all and are very very grateful. Here is a Passover cartoon to enjoy! We pray for the hostages and our soldiers too. Much love to all!

 You are welcome to pray for Yaakov, if you do that sort of thing, his mother's name was Molly. In case you might want to contribute, here are the links. To support DRY BONES directly (through PayPal or your Credit Card, tiny.cc/3oncvz Or, if you need U.S. tax deductible, DONATE $50 or MORE (U.S. Tax DEDUCTIBLE) https://tinyurl.com/5cc33zd much love and gratitude, Sali, the LSW

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Let Our People Go!

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Dry Bones message from the LSW: HELP

This is Sali the LSW here. Many of you probably noticed the lack of blog postings. They will be back soon, but maybe sporadically for a while. Yaakov had a small operation a few weeks ago that was very successful, but the recovery period has been much harder than expected and he has been back and forth in the hospital again recently. He is very weak and not able to sit up for long periods. He knows that this is a very important period with both the war and Passover that needs cartoons and he is having lots of anxiety over not being able to send out his cartoons. I have told him that his fans will understand, but he feels very badly about it.

We want to thank all of you who have donated so generously. Israel has socialized medicine, but still there are lots of related medical expenses that are not covered. So we are in much need of some financial help. So, if possible please help us out with a Pesach donation or a small reoccurring monthly donation. It would be much appreciated.

We love you all! I am hoping that Yaakov will be back to full health and strength soon, and the Dry Bones cartoons will keep coming for many more years. Wishing you all a Passover Sameach and health and joy and peace and prosperity. Happy Passover from Yaakov and the LSW.

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