Shalomstar Runner

Shabbat shalom, everybody. Let’s praise the name of the Lord and savor this day of rest with our favorite armless terrific athlete. Part of me wanted to make his text bubbles read “בווך אתה ה’ אווהינו מוך העוום” but honestly there’s enough inside baseball going on as it is, without my representing the Shalomstar Runner’s speech impediment via a less-than-widely-used script.

You know I enjoy silly cartooning, but in all seriousness, enjoying the weekly Shabbat services at Wise Temple is a highlight of my week, and I would like to wish you a peaceful Shabbat as the weekend begins.

Adventures of Yossi and Tal: Comic Strips

logo for the Adventures of Yossi and Tal comic strip, text in Hebrew, showing the two bearded, male, Jewish main characters

Back in 2019, I started teaching myself Hebrew using Duolingo. Some of the sentences were so absurd, I started taking note of the most ridiculous examples (e.g. “I am a mushroom”) and illustrating them in Far-Side-style one-panel comics. I intended to see if Duolingo was interested in purchasing them for serial publication or use in … Read more