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The Havdalah Ceremony



The entire Havdalah ceremony in detail.

6 Comments Posted
Reader Comments
Posted: May 2, 2008
Is it a minhag to let the wine spill over the top?If so, what's the basis / source for this?
Posted By Anonymous

Posted: May 2, 2008
Re: Overflowing Cup
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
Posted By Naftali Silberberg (Author)

Posted: Nov 16, 2008
havdalah
"Traditionally, women don't drink of the leftover wine in the havdalah cup."

i did not know this... why not?
Posted By Omri

Posted: Nov 17, 2008
To Omri
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).
Posted By Menachem Posner for Chabad.org

Posted: Nov 3, 2009
Women and Havdalah
What should a woman on her own do then about making Havdalah - drink the wine or not?
Posted By Anonymous, South Fremantle, WA

Posted: Nov 4, 2009
Re: Women and Havdalah
A woman making havdalah should certainly drink the wine or grape juice.
Posted By Naftali Silberberg (Author)

 


Havdalah and the Conclusion of Shabbat
With the Conclusion of Shabbat
Havdalah Information
The Incense and Candle
The Havdalah Ceremony
After Havdalah -- Melaveh Malkah
Holiday Havdalah