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Shabbat Havdalah |
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Shabbat ends with the Havdalah ceremony.
The name havdalah comes from the Hebrew word
l'havdeel, which means to distinguish or
separate. Havdalah is a ceremony that
distinguishes between the holy Sabbath day and
the secular work week.
The Havdalah ceremony is said to have started by
the men of the Great Assembly 2,500 years ago,
it is conducted at the end of Shabbat when we
can see three stars in the sky |
Items needed: a
glass of wine or other liquid, some fragrant
spices, and a special Havdalah candle.
Wine
The first of the four
Havdalah blessings is made over
wine. Recite this blessing:
Barukh atah Adonai Elohaynu
melekh ha-olam, borei p’riy
ha-gafen. (Ah-main)
Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King
of the Universe, who creates the
fruit of the vine. (Amen).
Spices
The
second blessing is recited over
fragrant spices. The spices
represent a compensation for the
loss of the special sabbath spirit.
The spices commonly used are cloves,
cinnamon or bay leaves. They are
commonly kept in a special decorated
holder called a b'samim box.
Barukh atah Adonai Elohaynu
melekh ha-olam, borei minei b'samim.
(Ah-main)
Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King
of the Universe, who creates
varieties of spices. (Amen)
Fire
The third blessing is
recited over the special,
multi-wicked Havdalah candle (see
on-line store for candles). If you
cannot obtain a Havdalah candle, you
can hold two candles close together,
so their flames overlap. Party
candles (long, very thin candles)
can be warmed up and twisted
together.
Lighting a flame
is a vivid way of marking the
distinction between the sabbath and
the weekday, because we cannot
kindle a flame on the sabbath.
After the blessing
is recited, hold hands up to the
flame with curved fingers, so you
can see the shadow of your fingers
on palms.
Barukh atah Adonai Elohaynu
melekh ha-olam, borei m'orei
ha-eish. (Ah-main)
Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King
of the Universe, who creates the
light of the fire. (Amen)
Havdalah
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The final
blessing is the havdalah
blessing itself, the
blessing over the separation
of different things. The
blessing is recited over the
wine. After the blessing is
complete, the wine is drunk.
A few drops of wine are used
to extinguish the flame from
the candle.
Barukh atah Adonai
Elohaynu melekh ha-olam,
ha-mavdil bayn kodesh
l'chol,
Blessed are You, Lord, our
God, King of the Universe,
who distinguishes between
the sacred and the secular,
bayn or
l'choshekh, bayn yisrael
la-amim, bayn yom ha-sh'vi'i
l'shayshet y'may ha-ma'aseh
between light and dark,
between Israel and the
nations, between the seventh
day and the six days of
labor
Barukh atah Adonai,
ha-mavdil bayn kodesh
l'chol. (Amein)
Blessed are You, Lord, who
distinguishes between the
sacred and the secular.
(Ah-main)
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