Chapter 77, Nikitush
The woman who loved me the most, unconditionally, no matter what; Meme Milli came to visit. As always, she brought gifts. “I can never understand how you do that.” Mom exclaimed, “You travel by bus, yet you always are able to bring gifts with you. What is in this box?” “ S’udat Yitro ” she said and opened the box. “I know you don’t have this stuff.” She pulled the wrinkled newspaper from the box and showed us very small dishes. A little bigger than dolls toy dishes. They were made of fine porcelain decorated with fine flowery design. “S’udat Yitro – the meal for the week of Jethro’s Torah Portion” said Meme Milli as she was helping Mom washing the new toy like dishes, “is a Tunisian special holiday for boys. Many years ago, there was a big pandemic in Tunisia that killed many little boys. All the rabbis got together and made a vow that they would make a holiday at the time the pandemic ends. So, one day, right a...