Happy Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day)

 Happy Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day)

Dry Bones Cartoon from 2017, Posted by Sali the LSW

Wishing you health and happiness, prosperity and peace.

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Erev Yom Hazikaron

Tonight is Erev Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day). This solemn day honors fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism. All places of entertainment and food stores and restaurants will be closed from 6PM tonight. And tomorrow, Tuesday morning there will be a siren where all traffic will stop and everyone will stand silent. Then it is immediately followed on the evening of Wednesday, April 21st by Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day) where there will be dancing and singing and on Thursday we will have lots of traditional barbeques and going to national parks and beaches. It is a sort of schizophrenic transition and maybe a good way to understand our national character. 

Here are two Dry Bones cartoons, as they are very similar, and I could not decide between them. This one is from 2022  

and here is one from 2014

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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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Shabbat Shalom and a new shaky ceasefire with Lebanon

 Shabbat Shalom! Israel now has a very shaky ceasefire with Lebanon. The Lebanese government has long been willing for better relations with Israel, but they are very weak and unable to control Hezbollah. So far, as I write this, we have had about 6 hours of quiet and no missile attacks from the north.  I hope that it will last. Yaakov had a saying once about these ceasefires. "we cease, and they fire". This has been true often in the past. Let's see. Hopefully the people in the north will have a quiet and peaceful Shabbat. They have been hammered with almost constant missile and drone attacks, even as we in the center, have had some rest and quiet for the last two weeks. I hope you enjoy this Dry Bones cartoon from 1991.  Also, sending out a big thanks to those of you who have donated over the past months. It is a really big help and you are much appreciated. This period of marking one year since Yaakov's passing has been hard for me, and all of you fans have helped so very much. Sending love and thanks, from Sali, the LSW

Wishing you Shabbat Shalom and a good weekend!

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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Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoah

 Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoah. Tuesday, April 14th, 2026. We must remember, (even more now), as the rest of the world forgets.

Here in Israel all places of entertainment and restaurants and food stores close at 6PM tonight, Monday, and a siren will sound tomorrow at 10 AM while all stand silent.

This will be an especially sad and difficult day for me, as it is the one year anniversary of when Yaakov passed away by the regular Gregorian calendar. 💔

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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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Shabbat Shalom from Israel

 Well folks, we are supposedly in the beginning few days of a 2 week ceasefire.  The north of the country is still getting missiles from Hezbollah constantly. But in the center, we have had quiet, except for one siren last night from Iran's proxy, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Israel is fighting them back hard. But we are hearing lots of complaints from Iran and the international community about our continued fighting of Hezbollah.  It is yet to be seen how long this "sort of" ceasefire will last. But it has been refreshing and relaxing to have a few days and nights of less tension, of always being on the lookout, and of interrupted sleep with blasted warnings and sirens.  

So, I am hoping that all of us enjoy a peaceful and meaningful Shabbat.

Here is a Dry Bones Cartoon from 2014

Wishing you Shabbat Shalom and a good weekend!

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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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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

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

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

Wishing you health and happiness, prosperity and peace.

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