Thursday, March 05, 2026

Stormy Seas

Here is a Dry Bones Cartoon from 2022. We have survived and will continue to survive and thrive. Posted by Sali, the LSW.

 Last night was hard, with 3 or 4 ballistic missile attacks and the accompanying sirens. So I, along with the whole country, am sleep deprived. In general, we are getting fewer sirens and missiles but I am finding it very hard to fall back asleep afterwards.  Hence the yucky feeling in the morning.  I did a weight workout with my trainer yesterday but then just after I finished and went to a nearby café for coffee, we had a siren and I got to have the fun of camaraderie with about 30 other people in a public shelter. Most of them were from a gym in the building in their exercise clothes. Some were from a food supply place, some from the cafe, and some just random from the street.  Two were working on their computers. One had a child playing with a tablet. Two had dogs with them, a couple of children were in Purim costumes. 
Then afterwards, I drank my coffee and took a cab home. The busses are running, but on a very reduced schedule.  Another siren went off just as we got to my building. Most stores, except for food places and phone supply places are closed. The government has declared new guidelines today, that more things can be open, but the schools are still closed.

I am going to go out to a supermarket near me now. But I am sure it has a good public shelter nearby. The government has us very well trained to go to a shelter.  There are constant reminders on TV to go into a shelter and to remain until the all clear. It used to take about 10 minutes till the all clear signal, but now, because some of the missiles have delayed cluster bombs, it is taking 20 or 30 minutes till the clear signal. The airport has partially opened today to bring home Israelis stranded abroad. But it has not yet opened for outgoing flights. Things are improving, and all of Israel has great hopes for the Iranian people and for a brighter future for us all.


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Monday, March 02, 2026

Happy Purim

 I apologize that yesterday, I got mixed up and made a mistake with the days. Tonight is the start of Purim. It is celebrated tomorrow most places, and the next day, on Wednesday in Jerusalem (a walled city), and is called Shushan Purim.  

Wishing everyone a Happy Purim for tonight! We laugh at danger tonight. A Dry Bones Cartoon from 2009, posted by Sali, the LSW. Enjoy!





Happy Purim!

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Sunday, March 01, 2026

Happy Purim tonight! Raining Missiles

 Wishing you a Happy Purim! Purim starts tonight (Sunday) and we are fighting Persia (Iran) again. Here is a Dry Bones cartoon from 2013 by Yaakov Kirschen. Enjoy!

It is indeed significant that we, in Israel are now dealing with a rain of missiles from Iran during Purim.

I slept in my shelter room last night as the sirens were blasting missile warnings every 10 to 30 minutes for a while. It was actually pretty comfortable as my shelter is also my art studio room. I have a small, thin mattress that is actually good for my back, and the floor is covered with cardboard to protect it from my paints, but it is also great insulation from the cold stone floors that we have here in Israel. I was woken up by each siren and the app on my phone, but I didn't have to actually get up and change rooms, or go down to a basement or stairwell shelter, or out to a big public one like many people. I am very blessed. I have seen on Israel TV lots of interviews with people using the new underground lite rail stations in Tel Aviv as comfortable shelters. We are strong and resilient.

Happy Purim!

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Friday, February 27, 2026

The Murky Present

 We seem to be in the murky present, and we have no good idea of what the future will bring.

 Purim starts Monday night. Meantime, wishing you a Shabbat Shalom! Here is a Dry Bones cartoon by Yaakov Kirschen from 2003. Posted by Sali, the LSW


Shabbat Shalom!

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

Modern History as an Action Movie

 Here is a Dry Bones cartoon by Yaakov Kirschen from 2002. So far there has not been much change. Posted by Sali, the LSW


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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Miracles

Here is a Dry Bones Cartoon by Yaakov Kirschen from 2009, almost 20 years ago. Miracles. It looks like we might be needing more soon. Here in Israel, we expect that we will be at war again within a week or so. Everyone is very calm, but prepared. There is the tension of waiting, and I (for one) am not looking forward to the sirens and the sleep deprivation again. It is especially hard and stressful on the children. But still, I feel that Israel is the safest, place for Jews in these times of crazy and weird antisemitism. It is interesting that this is all happening around Purim.  


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Friday, February 20, 2026

A Simple Truth

 Shabbat Shalom. Here is a Dry Bones Cartoon by Yaakov Kirschen from 2015.



Shabbat Shalom!

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