Havdalah ceremony
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The Havdalah ceremony is a Jewish ritual performed at the close of Shabbat that marks the separation between the sacred day of rest and the ordinary weekdays, typically involving blessings over wine, spices, and a braided candle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ritual
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religious ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Siddur
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surface form:
Siddur (Jewish prayer book)
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| category |
Jewish liturgy
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Shabbat observance ⓘ |
| custom |
extinguishing candle in leftover wine
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looking at fingernails in candlelight ⓘ overflowing wine cup as sign of blessing ⓘ passing spices around to smell ⓘ |
| halakhicSource |
Mishnah Berurah
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Talmud ⓘ |
| includesBlessingOver |
distinction between holy and profane
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fire ⓘ spices ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| music | often accompanied by traditional melodies ⓘ |
| obligationStatus | rabbinic commandment ⓘ |
| performedAt |
close of Shabbat
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end of Jewish festivals (in some cases) ⓘ nightfall on Saturday ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Jewish families
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Jews ⓘ synagogue congregations ⓘ |
| performedFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| purpose |
distinguish between holy time and weekday time
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mark the end of Shabbat ⓘ |
| recitesFormula |
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei me’orei ha’esh
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Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei minei v’samim ⓘ Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ri hagafen ⓘ Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, hamavdil bein kodesh lechol ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
distinction between Israel and the nations (in traditional text)
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distinction between holy and profane ⓘ distinction between light and darkness ⓘ distinction between the seventh day and six days of labor ⓘ separation between Shabbat and weekday ⓘ transition from sacred time to ordinary time ⓘ |
| timeRequirement | after appearance of three stars on Saturday night ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
home
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synagogue ⓘ |
| usesObject |
braided candle
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cup of wine or grape juice ⓘ flame ⓘ spices ⓘ |
| variant |
Ashkenazi Havdalah customs
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Hasidic Havdalah customs ⓘ Reform and Conservative Havdalah practices ⓘ Sephardi Havdalah customs ⓘ |