A Mythical Midrash Concerning Gefilte Fish According to
Ashkenazic Jewish custom, we eat a lot of Gefilte fish on
Passover. The question arose as to why Gefilte fish is so
closely associated with Passover, and why it seems to appear on
so many Seder tables. Here is one answer: God prepared every
aspect of the Israelite Exodus from Egypt in exquisite and
loving detail. It was expected to be completed without a glitch.
But God failed to foresee that Pharaoh would pursue the
Israelites so soon after their departure intending to re-enslave
them or kill them. God knew that the Egyptian embalming and
mourning period lasts for 110 days, more than enough time for
the Israelites to get back to Eretz Yisrael, (Genesis 40:3) but
God didn't count on Pharaoh's hardheartedness, preferring
chasing down the Israelites to properly mourning his own
firstborn son. So here's what happened. The Israelites found
themselves trapped between the Sea of Reeds (sometimes
mistakenly called the Red Sea) and the pursuing Egyptian
chariots