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!

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

Wishing you health and happiness, prosperity and peace.

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Much love and joyful New Year of 2026. Blessings to you and your families and loved ones.

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Opportunity Knocks.

 Here is a Dry Bones Cartoon from 2006. Amazing. The gulf Arab nations are now on Israel's side after being attacked by Iran. This was the first cartoon that I read this morning while looking over the old cartoons to post. I don't understand how it could be so current. I don't remember what incident that could have sparked it's creation back in 2006.

This was the first night here in central Israel that there were no missiles or sirens. I hope that it may continue.

Also, I need to make a correction. Yesterday I gave the wrong website address for the wonderful Australian columnist, David Singer. His  newsletter can be found at,  davidsinger@substack.com

Wishes for health and happiness and prosperity and peace to all.

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Sometimes...Antisemitism

Dry Bones Cartoon by Yaakov Kirschen, from 2020. Posted by Sali, the LSW

Thanks for all the good wishes about my health. I am still battling bronchitis. It just doesn't seem to be going away. But I know that it will, eventually.... as opposed to antisemitism.  

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"Trees, the GreenTestament" book

 

We, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife) and I have published a line of fabulous Dry Bones cartoon books.

Perhaps the most meaningful of these books is Trees, The Green Testament
It is a 208 page Dry Bones Graphic Novel that presents the story of Israel as told by the Trees. It unites Jews, Christians, environmentalists, historians, Zionists, millennial students, and angry senior citizens with its shared message of hope. The Wall Street Journal called it a book of prophecy. Perhaps they were right.

You can go to my Amazon author's page to see Trees, the Green Testament.
There you can "Look Inside" and if you like it (And why wouldn't you?) you can buy it and/or any of a book-shelf of other Dry Bones books at amazon.com/author/kirschen
In the UK it's www.bit.ly/drybonesbooks

The Holiday of Scuddot Cartoon

 Dry Bones Golden Oldie cartoon poster of Scuddot.

I am finally starting to feel a bit better after my fall. Thank you to everyone who sent good wishes.

I have been thinking lately about the similarities between now and this time, (January, February) of 1991. Yaakov created this cartoon after the Iraq war in 1991 He made up the holiday of Scuddot to commemorate the occasion.

It feels bit like the lead up to the current war with Iran. We thought at the time, that the missiles that Saddam Hussein was firing at Israel were going to have chemical warheads and we went through a long buildup and were instructed to protect ourselves. We are now seeing a buildup of defences against Iranian and Hezbollah and Houthi missiles. Iran is threatening to send 2000 missiles at Israel at a time. We are told that they can really only send about 700 at a time. But 700 ballistic missiles is a lot! We are getting prepared again. Hoping that the future will bring peace and that the future will be bright, I am posting this cartoon of Scuddot. If you click on the cartoon, it will become bigger and easier to read. It was a full page in the magazine, "The Report"and it was later made into a large poster. I hope you enjoy seeing it.

I pray that everyone will have health and happiness and prosperity.

Please consider donating to Dry Bones

Thank you so much to all of you who have donated! And thank you to all who have written me beautiful notes.

  I am so very thankful for so much!

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Much love and joyful New Year of 2026. Blessings to you and your families and loved ones.

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Hoping for Peace in the Middle East

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies by Sali, the LSW. This cartoon was done for David Singer in 2019. I thought it might be appropriate now too. Hoping for peace in the Middle East. And we are so very glad to have the living hostages returned. And we are hoping that all of the rest of our deceased hostages will be returned soon also. Shabbat Shalom!

Much love, and wishes for peace!

Even if it is only temporary, we are all feeling a sigh of relief. 

Thank you to President Trump!  and Thank you to Prime Minister Netanyahu! Thank you to all of our soldiers!

We are celebrating for the moment, but with the knowledge that the future will see many challenges.

Shabbat Shalom and Blessings to you all, and your family, and loved ones... peace, health, happiness, prosperity, and freedom, love, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)

Please consider donating to Dry Bones in order to help me keep up the expenses of the Blog and the postings. 

Thank you so very much to the people who have sent donations. They are a big help and much appreciated.

Donate and help Yaakov's wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.

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Hiding Behind Children and Civilians

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). Brought to you by Sali, the LSW. This cartoon is from 2009.

I would add that they hide now not just behind the children, but behind the civilians and our hostages too. People in Gaza City are trying to flee south, but Hamas is forcebly preventing them from leaving according to many on-site reports.

Much love, and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.

Blessings to you all, and your family, and loved ones... peace, health, happiness and freedom, love, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)

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Atrocity Denial

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). Brought to you by Sali, the LSW.

Much love, and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.

Blessings to you all, and your family, and loved ones... peace, health, happiness and freedom, love, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)

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Look on the Bright Side

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones) by the LSW. This King Solomon cartoon is from 2014

Yaakov generally used his King Solomon character to represent the government. 

Our Druze brothers are being killed in Syria and Lebanon with almost no notice or condemnation by the rest of the world. The humanitarian aid is being blocked on the Gaza side by Hamas. The political scene in Israel is a mess. Maybe it is the dark before the light, hopefully. This cartoon is a humorous attempt to look on the bright side.

 Much love and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.

Wishing everyone and your family and loved ones, peace, health, happiness and freedom. 

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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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Dry Bones Books

We, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife) and I have published a line of fabulous Dry Bones cartoon books.

1. the Dry Bones Jewish Traditions Holiday Coloring Book,
From the candle lighting of Hanukkah to the munching of Passover, from the honey-dipped apple slices of Rosh HaShana, to the tree-plantings of Tu B'Shvat, this coloring book invites you to color (or just read) your way through the traditions of our Jewish Holidays.

2. Dry Bones Cartoons Fight Back
This is a collection of the Dry Bones cartoons that fight back against the antisemites, the deniers of our history, the anti-Zionists, and the enemies of our JudeoChristian civilization. None are Politically Correct. Most are angry. But if you are a Zionist Jew or a Righteous Gentile, they will bring you comfort, a smile, and a few laughs.

3. Young and Innocent, the way we were
Do you remember Israel the way it used to be? Before we were the "Startup"nation? Do you remember measuring floors by counting the floor tiles? Sniffing the cottage Cheese? Here's a collection of "You Know You've Been Here Too Long When . . ." and other classic Dry Bones full Page cartoons. Return with us now to those thrilling (and funny) days of yesteryear when we were Young and Innocent.

4. Trees, The Green Testament
A 208 page Dry Bones Graphic Novel that presents the story of Israel as told by the Trees. It bridges the gap that divides Jews, Christians, environmentalists, historians, Zionists, millennial students, and angry senior citizens. This remarkable book simply overwhelms the reader with its shared message of hope.

You can go to my Amazon author's page to see all our books.
There you can "Look Inside" and if you like them (And why wouldn't you?)
You can buy these and a book-shelf of other Dry Bones books at amazon.com/author/kirschen
In the UK it's www.bit.ly/drybonesbooks

The Protecting Israel Mugs

In these challenging times, drinking our favorite beverage from our "Protecting Israel" mugs every morning with you would connect us to you and other Israel-lovers around the world. The mugs are ceramic (either 11 oz. or 15 oz) with comfortable easy-grip handles. They are dishwasher and microwave safe. They are really gorgeous and of the highest quality.

Click on the links below for more info, to take a peek at the other sides of the mugs, and perhaps to buy one.

Each mug in the series has this (shown above)I love Israel design on one side and either the Dolphin Subs, Iron Dome, Merkavah Tanks, or F-16 fighter jets image on the other side of the mug (as shown below).

$15.49 gets you this Dry Bones (11 oz) Iron Dome mug

$19.74 gets you a larger (15 oz) Iron Dome mug

$15.49 gets you this Dry Bones (11 oz) Dolphin Subs mug

$19.74 gets you a larger (15 oz) Dolphin Subs mug

$15.49 gets you this Dry Bones (11 oz) "Merkavah" Tanks mug

$19.74 gets you a larger (15 oz) Merkavah Tanks mug

$15.49 gets you this Dry Bones (11 oz) F-16 Fighter Jets mug

$19.74 gets you a larger (15 oz) F-16 Fighter Jets

Dry Bones Books

We, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife) and I have published a line of fabulous Dry Bones cartoon books.

1. the Dry Bones Jewish Traditions Holiday Coloring Book,
From the candle lighting of Hanukkah to the munching of Passover, from the honey-dipped apple slices of Rosh HaShana, to the tree-plantings of Tu B'Shvat, this coloring book invites you to color (or just read) your way through the traditions of our Jewish Holidays.

2. Dry Bones Cartoons Fight Back
This is a collection of the Dry Bones cartoons that fight back against the antisemites, the deniers of our history, the anti-Zionists, and the enemies of our JudeoChristian civilization. None are Politically Correct. Most are angry. But if you are a Zionist Jew or a Righteous Gentile, they will bring you comfort, a smile, and a few laughs.

3. Young and Innocent, the way we were
Do you remember Israel the way it used to be? Before we were the "Startup"nation? Do you remember measuring floors by counting the floor tiles? Sniffing the cottage Cheese? Here's a collection of "You Know You've Been Here Too Long When . . ." and other classic Dry Bones full Page cartoons. Return with us now to those thrilling (and funny) days of yesteryear when we were Young and Innocent.

4. Trees, The Green Testament
A 208 page Dry Bones Graphic Novel that presents the story of Israel as told by the Trees. It bridges the gap that divides Jews, Christians, environmentalists, historians, Zionists, millennial students, and angry senior citizens. This remarkable book simply overwhelms the reader with its shared message of hope.

You can go to my Amazon author's page to see all our books.
There you can "Look Inside" and if you like them (And why wouldn't you?)
You can buy these and a book-shelf of other Dry Bones books at amazon.com/author/kirschen
In the UK it's www.bit.ly/drybonesbooks