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gefilte fish
Eat, drink and be healthy
There is an age-old question about what’s the “perfect” diet.
At end of life, Oliver Sacks craved gefilte fish, and Judaism
On August 30, at age 82, noted neurologist and author Dr. Oliver Sacks died after succumbing to a cancer that first plagued him nearly a decade ago, paused, and recently reappeared.
How Hillary Clinton turned gefilte fish into a hashtag
We are nowhere near Passover season, if there is such a thing, but gefilte fish is trending across the Internet.
Gefilte fish, the way my grandmother prepared it
There are two variations of this dish, or rather two different recipes.
Caught between gefilte fish and Campbell’s soup
I loved my Jewish mother’s cooking, but I also longed for PB&Js and Mallomars.
This year, more Angelenos than ever get Passover aid from local agencies
This year, more than 1,000 Los Angeles families in need received food from organizations that provide assistance specifically for Passover.
My family’s Karaite-style Passover
Never mind the gefilte fish and brisket, the mass-produced, cardboard-like matzah and the kosher-for-Passover wine. Instead, Passover seder at my parents’ Karaite Jewish home includes a mouth-watering menu of barbecued lamb chops, crisp homemade matzah, sweet raisin juice and chewy almond cookies that stick to the roof of my mouth.