There are many ways to make Pesach. None of them have to involve tears, extreme fatigue, or a week of pizza bagels. In this column we’ll meet women with vastly different methods, but who all share the goal of reaching Pesach calmly and happily.

Name: Rachie Reingold

From: Silver Spring, MD

Been making Pesach for: 14 years

Motto:  Enjoy every moment

Approach:  My chinuch in Yom Tov is from my mother, who deeply loved every Yom Tov. Yom Tov was never a burden in our house, it was never looked at with dread, especially Pesach. You just did it—b’simcha!

My biggest tip

 I have a no-chametz-in-back-of-the-house policy—even for guests! It helps my Pesach cleaning a lot, and saves my husband hours of time by bedikas chametz. I start to do a lot of organizing when I’m off in the summer and midwinter to avoid spring cleaning Pesach-time. So before I even start, I’m almost at the kitchen. I guess it’s the lazy approach to Pesach cleaning but it definitely makes the job a lot easier.

I start by

 After Purim, I take all chametz out of my cabinets, and then start wiping and washing my cabinets. I never have a huge stockpile, because by Tu b’Shvat I start thinking twice about any large chametz purchases. And I start doubling my recipes so that we have normal, wholesome suppers during that week before Pesach.

My goal is to turn over either right before or right after Shabbos HaGadol to take the pressure out of preparation. But I don’t starve my family! We move chametz downstairs, where we have a satellite chametz kitchen with a burner and dorm fridge.

Don’t forget to

 Clean your car on the very first sunny day after Purim, because otherwise you’ll end up with 3 rainy Sundays and then you’re stuck.