By Naftali Silberberg
 | The entire Havdalah ceremony in detail.
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Is it a minhag to let the wine spill over the top?If so, what's the basis / source for this?
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It is customary to fill the havdalah cup until it overflows its rim. This is symbolic of the overflowing cup of blessings we wish for in the upcoming week.
-- Taken from Havdalah Information
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"Traditionally, women don't drink of the leftover wine in the havdalah cup."
i did not know this... why not?
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Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz (known as the Shalah) explains that according to many, the Tree of Knowledge was actually a grape vine. Since Eve’s squeezing of those grapes for Adam to partake caused separation (of good and evil) in the world, women do not drink the grape-wine of separation (Havdalah).
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What should a woman on her own do then about making Havdalah - drink the wine or not?
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A woman making havdalah should certainly drink the wine or grape juice.
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