Marianne Tanzer

How did we land in line at Rami Levy, a few days before Passover wearing pirate-themed bandanas around our face? The story begins with an under-the-wire trip to see my dad in LA in February. As I was planning to return home just before Purim, I ordered the easiest and most compact costume I could think of: pirate bandanas. We wore them for the holiday, enjoyed them and then stashed them away.

Fast forward a few weeks, and we are in the throes of corona. My son Ori, being an avid reader and news junkie, begged me to venture out each day to get a newspaper. He noticed a DIY article on face masks and cut it out. Cute, I thought, but will it ever really go that far? The article was set aside just like the bandanas.

Fast forward a few days or weeks more (who can remember time accurately any longer?), and Passover was fast approaching. However, my giant Shufersal order was nowhere to be seen. I had no choice but to gear up and go to Rami Levy. With two carts to push, I could not go alone, and so Ori joined me. We grabbed our pirate bandanas, looped them on per the newspaper instructions, and set off to Rami Levy. This is how one evening, I stood outside the grocery store in line with my son, dressed like a bandit.