The Scuddot Poster, from an Imaginary Holiday

 The imaginary Holiday of Scuddot. This Friday night is the start of Sukkot, also known as the holiday of Tabernacles, or Booths. It lasts for 1 week.

But Scuddot is a Holiday that Yaakov imagined from the time of the Gulf War in 1991, when we sat in protected rooms, and wore gas masks against chemical warfare that we thought might be coming from Saddam with his rockets. In those times, we promised the USA that we would not fight back, and so we just tried to protect ourselves. Miraculously, very few were killed, and most of those from nervously forgetting to take the cover off of the gas mask.

Yaakov and I sat in our sealed kitchen. But in fact, our ceiling was wooden slats under red tile, and had cracks open to the sky. So there was no way to really seal it. But Yaakov was a stickler for the rules. One night, after 3 attacks that night, I forgot and left the fire on the gas stove under the kettle for coffee. And when the next attack happened, we rushed to the room to find it filled with gas from the stove where the kettle had overboiled. 😕 So we put on our gas masks and sat in the room till the all clear signal. The masks worked! 😂

We were stupid and crazy, but followed the rules!

The next year, we used our masks while grinding horseradish for Passover. They worked then too!

Here is a page and a poster that Yaakov made for the Jerusalem Report Magazine. We sold signed copies of them at the Jerusalem Book Fair that year.

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Thanks to everyone of you. I am so blessed to have you in my life. In case you want to help me out with funds, no matter how small, it is all gratefully appreciated. here are the links.

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Humor for after the fast on Yom Kippur

 Here is some Dry Bones lite hearted humor for after the Fast on Yom Kippur. Just in case you hoped to at least lose some weight from fasting. Brought to you by Dry Bones and Sali.

Thank you so much all who have donated!

Please donate to the Dry Bones effort, 

if you are able!

Thanks to everyone of you. I am so blessed to have you in my life. In case you want to help me out with funds, no matter how small, it is all gratefully appreciated. here are the links.

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Thanks, love, Sali 

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Yom Kippur

Wishing you Shana Tova v Gmar Hatima Tova (may you be inscribed in the book of life for a good year), and easy over the fast, for those who fast.

Yom Kippur starts tonight and goes till Monday night. It lasts for about 25 to 26 hours, or from sundown on Sunday till you can see 3 stars on Monday evening, by tradition.

(the three stars thing is something that Yaakov always went by, but I don't really know how much others hold by that)

Thank you so much all who have donated!

Please donate to the Dry Bones effort, 

if you are able!

Thanks to everyone of you. I am so blessed to have you in my life. In case you want to help me out with funds, no matter how small, it is all gratefully appreciated. here are the links.

Link for donating in IL shekels here:

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Thanks, love, Sali 

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REPORT, Inc.

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Southampton, PA 18966, U.S.A. 

Shabbat Shalom and Shana Tova v Gmar Hatima Tova!

  Another name for Yom Kippur is "The Day of Attornment". On Yom Kippur, we think back over the year and atone for our sins and think ahead and ask to be inscribed in the book of life for a good year.

Yom Kippur starts this year on Sunday night and ends on Monday night.

Here is a Classic Dry Bones cartoon from 1998.

Wishing everyone Shabbat Shalom, Shana Tova v Gmar Hatima Tova!

Thank you so much all who have donated!

Please donate to the Dry Bones effort, 

if you are able!

Thanks to everyone of you. I am so blessed to have you in my life. In case you want to help me out with funds, no matter how small, it is all gratefully appreciated. here are the links.

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Thanks, Shabbat Shalom, love, Sali 

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The High Holidays, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur

 Sunday night will be erev Yom Kippur, the day of Atonement when we fast from sundown to sundown. Many jews who do not go to synagogue during the year, go for Yom Kippur, perhaps the most important day of the Jewish year, and we have the chance to greet each other and reflect on our lives and on the year past and future.

Shana Tova and Gmar Hatima Tova from Dry Bones and Sali

Please donate to the Dry Bones effort, 

if you are able!

Thanks to everyone of you. I am so blessed to have you in my life. In case you want to help me out with funds, no matter how small, it is all gratefully appreciated. here are the links.

Link for donating in IL shekels here:

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You can donate with this link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.

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Thanks, love, Sali 

ALSO PLEASE NOTE:

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2. Write a cover note stating that these funds are to be directed to Dry Bones Project. Mail the Check and the accompanying cover letter to:

REPORT, Inc.

PO Box 1670

Southampton, PA 18966, U.S.A. 

Shana Tova and getting ready for a new year

 Shana Tova! Soon it will be Yom Kippur where we look back on our sins from the past and get ready for a new year. Here is a Dry Bones cartoon from 2001, love, Sali

Please donate to the Dry Bones effort, 

if you are able!

Thanks to everyone of you. I am so blessed to have you in my life. In case you want to help me out with funds, no matter how small, it is all gratefully appreciated. here are the links.

Link for donating in IL shekels here:

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2BEWEZ3DGEJJ8

And link for donating in US Dollars below

You can donate with this link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.

  Donate to Dry Bones denominated in US dollars here  

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Thanks, love, Sali 

ALSO PLEASE NOTE:

TO DONATE $50 or MORE BY CHECK (and is U.S. Tax DEDUCTIBLE)

1. Write a check to “REPORT, Inc.”

2. Write a cover note stating that these funds are to be directed to Dry Bones Project. Mail the Check and the accompanying cover letter to:

REPORT, Inc.

PO Box 1670

Southampton, PA 18966, U.S.A. 

Have a Happy New Year

 Yaakov had many Rosh Hashanah cartoons, but I thought that this one was very cute and sweet. (from 2002)

I had a hard week of missing Yaakov for the holiday, a very bad cold that made me very tired and weak, and crazy computer problems with both my email account and also the Blog system of posting, and, uploading, and sending out. I finally got it all fixed.

As Yaakov used to say, "We got all of the apples back on the cart.", when after a lot of work, things got back to the imperfect state they were in before all the apples fell off.

So, now I am happy, and finally recovering from my cold. Wishing everyone very happy and also.... healthy and joyful and abundant new year. Shana Tova and may you be written for a good year, love, Sali

Also, a very big thank you to all who helped me out with such a full heart and donated for Rosh Hashanah!

Please donate to the Dry Bones effort, if you are able!

Thanks to everyone of you. I am so blessed to have you in my life. In case you want to help me out with funds, no matter how small, it is all gratefully appreciated. here are the links.

Link for donating in IL shekels here:

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2BEWEZ3DGEJJ8

And link for donating in US Dollars below

You can donate with this link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.

  Donate to Dry Bones denominated in US dollars here  

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Thanks, love, Sali 

ALSO PLEASE NOTE:

TO DONATE $50 or MORE BY CHECK (and is U.S. Tax DEDUCTIBLE)

1. Write a check to “REPORT, Inc.”

2. Write a cover note stating that these funds are to be directed to Dry Bones Project. Mail the Check and the accompanying cover letter to:

REPORT, Inc.

PO Box 1670

Southampton, PA 18966, U.S.A.