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Footage of the Havdalah ceremony following the festival of Shavuos.

At the conclusion of the fast of Tisha B’av, the Rebbe listens to havdalah being recited in 770.

The Rebbe listens as Rabbi Yehudah Keller recites Havdalah following Yom Kippur.

At the conclusion of the fast of Tisha B’av, the Rebbe listens to havdalah being recited in 770.

A rare film of the Rebbe performing the Havdalah ceremony at the conclusion of Shavuos and Shabbos, and subsequent distribution of kos shel brachah, wine from the “cup of blessing.”

The Rebbe recites havdalah at the conclusion of Simchas Torah and distributes kos shel brachah.

At the conclusion of Passover, 1967, the Rebbe distributes Kos Shel Brachah, “Wine of Blessing,” late into the night.

Following a Farbrengen which began on the Festival, the Rebbe reads from a prayerbook, reciting Havdalah, which concludes the Festival. The cup of wine is filled and refilled until the wee hours of the morning. The wine is distributed to young and old of all backgrounds.