Book Description
How to Make Pesach in 5 Days removes the pressure and restores the joy of Pesach preparations — for real!
An easy-to-follow 5-day blueprint — along with sample menus, shopping lists, and heirloom recipes — helps you move quickly and efficiently through the steps of removing chametz, kashering the kitchen, and shopping and cooking for the holiday. Plus, a stress-free plan for taking care of pre-holiday details, such as preparing clothing, inviting guests, and planning meals shows you how to smoothly pave the way for “the 5 Days.” With this guidebook in hand, everyone from the novice to the balabusta will discover that “it can be done, and you can do it!”
“How to Make Pesach in 5 Days is an innovative approach to [preparing for Pesach] in a practical way…written with warmth, wisdom, and humor. It is a gift for our generation of overwhelmed women…The reader can reclaim the month of Aviv and truly enjoy the Festival of Freedom.”
–Rabbi Menachem Nissel, NCSY Senior Educator, author of Rigshei Lev: Women and Tefillah
“In this refreshing how-to guide to making Pesach, you don’t have to choose between wit and wisdom, because Meira Spivak gives you both. It’s like having a funny, down-to-earth, organized new BFF by your side preparing with you!”
–Lori Palatnik, author, international speaker, founding director of Momentum
About The Author
Meira Spivak is the director of Oregon NCSY, where she has developed Jewish educational programming for teens and parents for fourteen years. She also serves as the director of Camp Kesher, a growing summer camp in the Pacific Northwest. She has a master’s degree in Jewish Education from Touro College and is an emerging leader in the application of the Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT) method of creativity, cofounded by Jacob Goldenberg. Based upon SIT leadership practice, Meira facilitates workshops and training to help businesses achieve desired results. In the past, Meira was a caterer, owned a gift basket business, and was an aerobics instructor. As the mother of a large family, Meira understands the stresses of everyday life — and sees the humor in them.
Praise
“How to Make Pesach in 5 Days is an innovative approach to [preparing for Pesach] in a practical way…written with warmth, wisdom, and humor. It is a gift for our generation of overwhelmed women…The reader can reclaim the month of Aviv and truly enjoy the Festival of Freedom.”
–Rabbi Menachem Nissel, NCSY Senior Educator, author of Rigshei Lev: Women and Tefillah
“In this refreshing how-to guide to making Pesach, you don’t have to choose between wit and wisdom, because Meira Spivak gives you both. It’s like having a funny, down-to-earth, organized new BFF by your side preparing with you!”
–Lori Palatnik, author, international speaker, founding director of Momentum
Lauren Paris –
What a great book! I especially love the cooking order. Takes all the guesswork out of how to make Pesach.
Sarah Starr –
Great book! Helped a lot with preparation for Pesach.
Laura S. –
Wonderful tips and tricks! Really worked.
E Kirsch –
buy a real Pesach cookbook and use common sense
this short flimsy pamphlet in no way helps you make all the prep in five days
Karen –
So of the things she says are not aok
The matzah ball recipe is the best
Chana –
The book is really helpful! It had a lot of information and great recipes!
Amazing quality!