Pesach is in the air and as we switch our preparations into high gear, Your Personal Pesach Planner, a brand new publication from the editors of Spice and Spirit, is here to help you. A fusion of practicality and spirituality, the planner continues the Spice and Spirit’s signature blend of the physical and spiritual aspects of Yiddishkeit.
Your Personal Pesach Planner is perfect for everyone making Pesach. It makes special note of Chabad minhagim, yet is designed so it appeals to a wider audience. There are special tips for those making Pesach for the first time, and schedules and notes that even a seasoned Pesach-maker will appreciate. This brand new publication will be your companion at every stage of making Pesach.
The planner follows the organic progression of preparing yourself and your home for Pesach. It opens with chapters that will get you into the spirit of Pesach and its inner meaning and then organize a practical strategy for making Pesach. Sections focused on your home, and your kitchen walk you through everything from cleaning your home, through shopping for household goods, food, and clothing, preparing your kitchen, and beginning to cook. More than thirty original diagrams, lists, and charts help you implement your Pesach preparations. Practical tips and calendars keep you focused, and notes on the halachic issues to look out for, give you an idea of when you need to consult with a Rav and when to get guidance from an experienced friend.
Custom designed schedules outline clearly the four variations of the days of Pesach based on whether the first seder night is Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or Motzei Shabbos. These include meal plans, schedules for candle lighting on each night, and practical considerations regarding the mitzvos of Erev Pesach, when to make an eruv tavshilin according to each schedule, and more.
And the planner doesn’t leave you there. A comprehensive guide to the seder walks you through all of the Erev Pesach mitzvahs and checklists. It helps you prepare the seder foods, set the seder table, and even outlines the fifteen steps of the seder in a clear and concise manner so you can be sure you are prepared for each one.
Further readings and resources include Pesach letters from the Rebbe, tips for making Pesach with children, forms for the sale of chametz, and more. A glossary of 150 Hebrew terms gives readers of any background a broad understanding of the terminology commonly used in both the Pesach and everyday Jewish lexicon.
Whether you are making Pesach alone, with your family and guests, or leading a community, if you have celebrated Pesach all your life or are just taking your first steps, Your Personal Pesach Planner was written with you in mind.
Get a copy for yourself or a friend instore or online at the following vendors:
Kehot, Crown Heights
Judaica World, Crown Heights
Hamafitz, Crown Heights
Merkaz Stam, Crown Heights
Distributed by Israel Bookshop Publications
For more information, call or WhatsApp E. Blau at 718-781-2789
Thank you so much to the editors of Spice and Spirit for creating the perfect Pesach Planner for a chabad mom and shlucha.
Looking forward to using it for many years to come.