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Get email notification for articles from Vered Guttman Follow On the eve of Shavuot this Sunday, Zizet and Shmuel Messalem will eat pkayla, a Tunisian stew of spinach, white beans and meat that’s cooked for hours until almost black. The stew is served ceremonially over couscous. It’s a delicacy they’ve served on Shavuot and special occasions for over 70 years, even before they moved from their native Tunisia to Israel in 1949. But they’ll be eating this festive dish all alone. None of their loving seven children, 24 grandchildren or 25 great-grandchildren will be joining the family patriarchs for the traditional meal marking the beginning of the religious holiday. Members of the younger generations, who all grew up in Israel, would rather celebrate Shavuot the way the rest of the country does: with cheesecakes, dairy kugels and rich cheese platters.

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