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Shana Tova - to a good New Year

  Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). Brought to you by Sali, the LSW. This cartoon is from 1999 This is a real classic. It is one of my all time favorites.

I thought that Yaakov had re done this cartoon in color, but I could not find it. I am posting this a bit early so that you have time to share, if you want.

The High Holidays start with Rosh Hashanah, which begins this coming Monday evening, September 22, 2025, and ends at sundown on Wednsday, September 24, 2025.

Yaakov had very strong beliefs about Rosh Hashana. I will quote him from an older blog. But I changed the Hebrew date to be true for this year. It is interesting to me that he chose to include a comment about the UN when he wrote this. 

"I'm forever getting into arguments with otherwise knowledgeable Jews in Israel who claim that Rosh Hashanah marks the date on which the World was created. Wrong! Rosh HaShanah marks the date of the creation of Adam and Eve and counts the 5786 years since that Biblical event.

On the other hand it's hard to find a Jew here in Israel who would argue with my low opinion of the UN."

* * *"There's also no argument about THIS:

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The UN

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). Brought to you by Sali, the LSW. This cartoon is from 2015

I was going to post a Shana Tova cartoon today, but I came upon this while looking and could not resist. Yesterday, I was in a Druze village in the north and heard about the terrible situation of the Syrian Druze and how the UN is not only not protecting them, but acually helping with the effort to wipe them out. (Same as they are enabling Hamas in Gaza)

Shana Tova! Much love, and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.Blessings to you all, and your family, and loved ones... peace, health, happiness and freedom, love, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)Please consider donating to Dry Bones in order to help me keep up the expences of the Blog and the postings when you make your annual Rosh HaShana donations. Please donate and help Yaakov's wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones here  https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

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The Peace Process

Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). Brought to you by Sali, the LSW.

Two very kind and diligent readers wrote to me about the incomplete cartoon from yesterday. One did a pretty good retouch fix and the other sent me a link to the original in good shape that I was able to save. So I am reprinting, the cartoon in good resolution and with all it's boxes complete. Much thanks to our readers. In these days of negotiation talks and condemnations by most of the world, we remember, and might need to remind people of the truth of this cartoon. 

Shana Tova! Much love, and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.Blessings to you all, and your family, and loved ones... peace, health, happiness and freedom, love, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)Please consider donating to Dry Bones in order to help me keep up the expences of the Blog and the postings when you make your annual Rosh HaShana donations. Just in n case you want to donate and help Yaakov's wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones here  https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

 

-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Trying our best

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). Brought to you by Sali, the LSW.

After I decided on this cartoon for today's blog, I came upon another that I liked better and couldn't decide between the two. Then I realized that the second cartoon from 1993 was cut off at the bottom and was not a good resolution, so went went back to look for it as a better version, but I could not find. So I am going to put up also the second, blurry cartoon. This is something that Yaakov would never do, but I really liked the wording and concept, so I am adding it. Wishing us all a good and better New Year.

and the second cartoon,

Much love, and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.Blessings to you all, and your family, and loved ones... peace, health, happiness and freedom, love, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)Please consider donating to Dry Bones in order to help me keep up the expences of the Blog and the postings when you make your annual Rosh HaShana donations. Just in n case you want to donate and help Yaakov's wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones here  https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

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Dry Bones Books on sale at Amazon

 Dry Bones, Golden Oldies: Lots of people have suggested that we need to have books of great Dry Bones cartoons for sale, and we do! They are at Amazon.

Yaakov and I, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife) have published a line of fabulous Dry Bones cartoon books. They make great gifts and great reading.

1. the Dry Bones Jewish Traditions Holiday Coloring Book,
From the candle lighting of Hanukkah to the munching of Passover, from the honey-dipped apple slices of Rosh HaShana, to the tree-plantings of Tu B'Shvat, this coloring book invites you to color (or just read) your way through the traditions of our Jewish Holidays.

2. Dry Bones Cartoons Fight Back
This is a collection of the Dry Bones cartoons that fight back against the antisemites, the deniers of our history, the anti-Zionists, and the enemies of our JudeoChristian civilization. None are Politically Correct. Most are angry. But if you are a Zionist Jew or a Righteous Gentile, they will bring you comfort, a smile, and a few laughs.

3. Young and Innocent, the way we were
Do you remember Israel the way it used to be? Before we were the "Startup"nation? Do you remember measuring floors by counting the floor tiles? Sniffing the cottage Cheese? Here's a collection of "You Know You've Been Here Too Long When . . ." and other classic Dry Bones full Page cartoons. Return with us now to those thrilling (and funny) days of yesteryear when we were Young and Innocent.

4. Trees, The Green Testament
A 208 page Dry Bones Graphic Novel that presents the story of Israel as told by the Trees. It bridges the gap that divides Jews, Christians, environmentalists, historians, Zionists, millennial students, and angry senior citizens. This remarkable book simply overwhelms the reader with its shared message of hope.

You can go to the Yaakov Kirschen Amazon author's page to see all our books.
There you can "Look Inside" and if you like them (And why wouldn't you?)Enjoy!You can buy these and a book-shelf of other Dry Bones books at amazon.com/author/kirschenIn the UK it's www.bit.ly/drybonesbooks

-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Attacks

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). Brought to you by Sali, the LSW. This cartoon is from 2009. It is not very "politicly correct" but I thought that it might be relivent today with the war moving to Gaza city, the targeted assasinasions in Dohar, and the attack on innocents on the bus in Jerusalem by terrorists.

Much love, and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.Blessings to you all, and your family, and loved ones... peace, health, happiness and freedom, love, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)Please consider donating to Dry Bones in order to help me keep up the expences of the Blog and the postings when you make your annual Rosh HaShana donations. Just in n case you want to donate and help Yaakov's wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones here  https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Europeans Condem Israel

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). Brought to you by Sali, the LSW. This cartoon is from 2015. The antisemites still use every excuss to condem us.

Israel works hard to avoid civilian deaths as much as possible, and still is accused of war crimes. We would not have needed to suffer 800 of our soldiers dead and 2 years of this mess if we were actually wanting to commit genocide and starvation.

On the brighter side, all of us in the Middle East saw the beautiful red full moon last night. Maybe it portends a brighter future as we approch Rosh Hashana. I hope so. Yaakov was always so much more optimistic than I tend to be. We balenced each other out. Wishing that we had the benifit of his wisdom now, but older cartoons will have to do, as this one from 10 years ago.

Much love, and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.Blessings to you all, and your family, and loved ones... peace, health, happiness and freedom, love, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)Please consider donating to Dry Bones in order to help me keep up the expences of the Blog and the postings when you make your annual Rosh HaShana donations. Just in n case you want to donate and help Yaakov's wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones here  https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

700 days

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). Brought to you by Sali, the LSW.

It has been 700 days today that our hostages are still in Gaza. It is also the 53rd anniversery of when the 11 Isaelies were murdered at the 1972 Munich Olimpics in Germany.

I did not intend to post today. I went to the dentist, and didn't really feel like following the news. But I took my laptop with me as I had some work to do, and I am now at a cafe. It is only the second time ever that I have been on the laptop at a cafe. I always use it from home. I looked at a folder of cartoons and this one jumped out at me. Yes, indeed, we live in "interesting" times. Maybe, hopefully, eventually, the times will be less "interesting". Love and Shabbat Shalom.

Shabbat Shalom. Much love, and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.Blessings to you all, and your family, and loved ones... peace, health, happiness and freedom, love, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)Please consider donating to Dry Bones in order to help me keep up the expences of the Blog and the postings when you make your annual Rosh HaShana donations. Just in n case you want to donate and help Yaakov's wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones here  https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Hiding Behind Children and Civilians

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). Brought to you by Sali, the LSW. This cartoon is from 2009.

I would add that they hide now not just behind the children, but behind the civilians and our hostages too. People in Gaza City are trying to flee south, but Hamas is forcebly preventing them from leaving according to many on-site reports.

Much love, and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.Blessings to you all, and your family, and loved ones... peace, health, happiness and freedom, love, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)Please consider donating to Dry Bones in order to help me keep up the expences of the Blog and the postings when you make your annual Rosh HaShana donations. Just in n case you want to donate and help Yaakov's wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones here  https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Atrocity Denial

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). Brought to you by Sali, the LSW.

Much love, and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.Blessings to you all, and your family, and loved ones... peace, health, happiness and freedom, love, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)Just in n case you want to donate and help Yaakov's wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973