Thursday, March 19, 2026

Spring is in the Air

We had a sleepless night in Israel, but...here is a more optimistic Dry Bones cartoon from 1994. 

Spring is in the air, even as we are at war. Here in the center, we had sirens about every 2 or 3 hours. And in the north, it was much worse. But even with not enough sleep, I see that it is such a pretty day! The air smells of orange blossoms and jasmin. I went into Tel Aviv yesterday to take things to my bookkeeper, who is near the Carmel Market shuk area, and I wandered the shuk, had lunch, splurged on a taxi home instead of the very slow bus, and got home just as a siren went off. So, here is a Dry Bones offering for spring. 

It will soon be also time to wish you Shabbat Shalom!

Wishing you health and happiness, prosperity and peace.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

The Jewish State and the State of the Jews

 Here is another Dry Bones cartoon by Kirschen. We had a relatively quiet night here in the center of Israel. Only two missile attacks from Iran. The north of the country had multiple attacks though, as was the night before. A missle from Hezbollah hit a home in Nahariya (a seaside town in the north).

But all of the antisemitic attacks in the USA and the rest of the world are very worrying. Unfortunately we seem to be getting used to it. I looked for a more "up" and inspiring cartoon for today. I might need to post two. Sending love from a weary, sleepless but very strong and resilient land.


and another: 


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Monday, March 16, 2026

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.


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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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Friday, March 13, 2026

Wishful Thinking, and hopes for a Peaceful Shabbat

 Here is a Dry Bones Cartoon from 2020. We are in the middle of a war here. These days, I always look around for where there might be a shelter when I am outside and am a bit reluctant to take a bus. (but I still do sometimes)

But, I see on the news and on social media that the rest of the world really has a distorted view of the whole situation. And I think that a lot of it comes down to anti semitism, often disguised as anti Israelism. Wishing you all a very peaceful and joy filled Shabbat and weekend.


Shabbat Shalom 💜💕

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Keeping on, keeping on

I was not going to post a cartoon today, but after a sleepless night of 3 or 4 missile barrages to the central area, I suddenly thought of this cartoon. I have posted it before, but it seems appropriate at the moment.

Maybe I am just sleep deprived. Getting a whole nation sleep deprived, is really their secret weapon these days. But we will keep on, keeping on! I am off to Tel Aviv on a bus soon. I am hoping that the sirens will be quiet for a bit, and that I will be near a public shelter if needed.

Here is a Dry Bones cartoon from 2014. Enjoy!

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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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

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Monday, March 09, 2026

A Simple Truth

 Here is a Dry Bones Golden Oldie cartoon from 2015. Today, so far, we have had fewer missiles raining on us. I hope this situation continues and gets better. But we haven't heard from the Houthis yet. 

 I was reminded of this cartoon by David Singer, a very good commentator on the situation from Australia, and has been a loyal fan and user of Dry Bones cartoons for many years. He has a website worth looking at which is at www.israelrights.com


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