American - Writer | May 30, 1952 - December 5, 2014
Food is sort of like the Jewish sense of humor, a defense mechanism. It is one of the things that helped the Jews survive through 2,000 years of an often very harsh Diaspora.
Gil Marks
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To know a community is to know its food.
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A Jewish food is one that is almost sanctified, either by its repeated use or use within the holidays or rituals. So food that may have not been Jewish at one point can become Jewish within the cultural context.
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Judaism is not just a religion but a people, and the food and customs of one part of the people is connected to the other part of the people. They are part of a larger story.
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I have been collecting recipes and information for over 20 years, but three years ago, my editor said to me, 'You're a walking encyclopedia of food, so why don't you do an encyclopedia?'
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Every holiday has unique fare and symbolic foods, but none as much as Rosh Hashana.
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To me, that aspect of life that most touches the everyday and celebrations is food.
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I don't understand a mentality that will accept eating something that doesn't taste good just because it's low-fat or is made with matzo or whatever.
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I tend to avoid cakes made with matzo meal instead of flour. Also, most prepared dessert products and mixes. Sometimes the packaging they come in tastes better than the product.
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Every year, my father comes by and samples the chremslach - like quality control - and tells me how they taste just like his mother's.
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Throughout history, Hanukkah was a relatively minor festival, but it's become very popular in America due to its proximity to Christmas.
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In the New York metropolitan area, you can find Jews from just about every Jewish cultural community in the world.
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