Havdala
Havdala is said after Shabbat, Jewish festivals, Rosh Hashana, and Yom Kippur. Shabbat havdala is more extensive than after Yom Kippur and Jewish festivals.
Shabbat havdala consists of:
Shabbat havdala consists of:
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Beverage: Wine, Grape Juice, or Chamar Medina
Wine is always the preferred beverage for all havdalas because it is prestigious. -
Spices
The extra soul we are given on Shabbat leaves after Shabbat is over, so we sniff a pleasant odor to cover for that loss. -
Flame
The Shabbat havdala flame commemorates that Adam HaRishon (the first man) created fire after the first Shabbat.
- Havdala: Beverage
- Which Havdala Beverage
- How To Fill the Havdala Cup
- How To Hold the Havdala Cup (and Spices)
- How Much Havdala Beverage To Drink
- Havdala: Who Drinks the Beverage
- Havdala Beverage: Standing or Sitting
- Drops of Havdala Wine above Eyes or in Pockets
- Havdala: Spices (Besamim)
- Havdala Spices Only on Saturday Night
- What To Use for Havdala
- How Many Spices To Use for Havdala
- How To Hold the Spices