the Dry Bones Blog

Here is a Dry Bones cartoon about Tu B'Shvat, the holiday of the Trees, from 1997. It falls on February 2nd this year. 

 I am going to post the whole blog post that Yaakov made about it from January 2014, but I am updating the date of the holiday. There is alink at the bottom to Amazon, where you can look at the book, and his other books, and perhaps buy. It comes in both a kindle and a paperback edition.

 Also, many have been asking after my health. So here is a bit of an update about that and the situation in Israel.  I am thankful everyday that I didn't break anything when I fell, and for all of my blessings. It still hurts to move because of my rib injury, but it is much much better. The real aftereffect at the moment is that it feels like it knocked a lot of the "life force" and enthusiasm and energy out of me. But that also is getting much better. My doctor says it is normal with a hard hit at my age and that it just takes a long time.

Labels: holiday. Gaza, Optimism, Trees, Tu B'Shevat

 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.

Labels: Hezbollah, Houthi, Iran, kirschen, Poster, Saddam Hussein, Scuddot, War

 Dry Bones Golden Oldie, from 2003 posted by Sali. Enjoy.

The News gets crazier every day. It will be interesting to see what the future brings. It seems like a confrontation with Iran is not so far in the future. The world leaders are meeting in Davos, and now Trump is heading there. This all would have been great cartoon material for Yaakov. I miss him, but it gives me pleasure to look through his old cartoons and find something that seems to fit the day. My energy is still low following my fall, but I am getting much better and I am so thankful for everyday of life, and health, and friends and all you fans and followers.

Labels: Davos, Future, Gaza, Iran, Israel, murky present, Peace, trump

It looks like our confrontation with Iran has been postponed. In the meantime, here is a Dry Bones Cartoon from 2018. Not a lot changes in the world of Middle Eastern politics.

Labels: again, Gaza, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Mullas, Phantom, Rockets, Surrender

 A Dry Bones Golden Oldie, standing with the brave people of Iran from 2018. Just as the world ignored them then, most of the world is ignoring them now. Yaakov was one of the first to stand with the brave people of Iran, and especially with the women who are throwing off their headscarves and risking their lives. Back in 2018, the Me Too movement was silent, and most of the world is still silent. We are hearing nothing from all of those who demonstrated for Gaza. We are getting reports of between 2000 and 20,000 Iranian people killed so far. I will be posting some of Yaakov's older solidarity with the Iranian people cartoons as much as I am able.

Here is an update on our situation here in Israel... The reserve units have been called up. Many of the foreign airlines have stopped flying in or out. Many of the public bomb shelters have been reopened. Iron Dome batteries have been deployed around the country. It looks like the Iranian regime has backed down from hanging all of it's prisoners. The heavy rains have temporarily stopped and we are having a sunny day, but there was a small earthquake at the Dead Sea this morning. It looks like we will soon face another round of fighting.

And here is a bit of an update on me. I thought that I would recover much more quickly, but it is still very painful to move and I feel like all of the normal energy has been knocked out. I spoke to my doctor yesterday who said that I might have a bit of a concussion, but that there is nothing to do about it but rest, and that these things often take a long time to recover. I have had lots of plans that are still on hold.

I want to thank all of you who sent me kind words of encouragement and those who donated.

Thank you, I am very blessed!

Labels: Gaza, Iran, Iranian women, iron dome, mee too, thank you, War

 Hi dear Dry Bones fans. I fell on the street yesterday and badly bruised my face and knee and ribs. Nothing is broken, thankfully, but my eye looks like someone punched me and it is a bit hard to see and hurts to wear my glasses and my rib is really sore and hurts to move. So, I will probably take a break from posting for a few days.

But in the meantime, I am posting two cartoons today.

 Here is a really old Dry Bones cartoon from back in 1973. Yaakov was a new immigrant from the USA coming to terms with living in the Middle East.

Labels: bruised, Dry Bones, Dry Bones plan, Gaza, Gaza plan, Hamas, Israel, safety

 Dry Bones Golden Oldie, from 1977 by Sali the LSW. (Long Suffering Wife). The news is so crazy these days, I thought that this old cartoon might be appropriate. Even though the specifics are totally different.

I have been missing Yaakov a lot lately. The New Year holiday was hard for me. I had thought that I was getting relatively over the grief, but I guess not. I really miss talking with him about the wacky world situation and seeing whatever cartoons that he would come up with about it.

The crazy world where Mamdani is taking over as Mayor of New York, and Trump captures Maduro in Venezuela, and the Iranians rioting in the streets, are just some of the things that feel a bit like we are in the Twilight Zone. We are barely one week into the New Year, and look at all that is happening. Anyway, I looked at some of his old cartoons and found this. Of course the events were very different, but I think that the statement would make sense today.

Hope that you enjoy this oldie.