King Solomon, Heat Wave, Dry Bones

The summer in Israel is hot. In fact Israel is famous for its summers. We all know it is hot, and that in the hot summer there are days, even weeks that are hotter than normal.

Even though we know this, and we are prepared for it, we complain (while continuing our daily lives).
Of course it is much easier today with air condition in homes, cars, work places and what not.

How did they do it before all this modern inventions? Maybe even King Solomon with all his wisdom were just like us, making it more bearable by complaining.

King Solomon on the Heat

Courtesy: My favorite cartoonist, Yaakov Kirschen, creator of Dry Bones cartoons.

Israel’s Dry Bones

Dry Bones Cartoons by Yaacov Kirshen

This post will be the first in a series on funnies from Israel. It can be video clips, stories I come across, experiences from the world of tourism, or cartoons that express Israel. One of Israel’s saving graces has always been its ability to laugh at itself.

I will start with something that entertained me for many years as a reader of the off-line version of The Jerusalem Post, Yaacov Kirshen’s Dry Bones cartoons.

Yaacov Kirshen

Yaacov Kirshen

This is what Kirshen says about himself:

Another Brooklyn boy. Born March 8, 1938. Graduated from Queens College 1961. Wrote and drew funny cards for Norcross. After dismissal for loudness and jocular attitude became a freelance gag cartoonist for the former “Mad Mag” [Read more...]