Questions tagged [havdalah]
a rite marking the end of the sabbath and major festivals
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May one recite havdalah over coffee or tea?
May one recite havdalah over coffee or tea?
Does either coffee or tea qualify as chamar medinah (national beverage) for this purpose?
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May a minor light one of the havdalah wicks
According to Halacha, is it permitted for a minor to light one of the wicks of the Havdalah candles, as long as an adult lights the other one and conjoins the flames? Or no, must someone who is ...
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A Plastic inside a silver cup of Kiddush and Havdalah
Is it permissible to put a plastic cup (disposable) inside a silver cup in Kiddush and Havdalah? The disposable cup is filled with the amount of the appropriate shiur (amount). However, it protrudes ...
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Havdallah after Pesach
The Koren Machsor states that some have the custom to say Havdalah on beer after Pesach.
Any idea how this could be done as a practical matter? Buy the beer before Pesach, sell it with your chametz, ...
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Is besamim used for Motzai Shabbat when there is an important event
According to Halacha, besamim is not used for havdalah when Motzai Shabbat is Yom tov. My question is, if there is a wedding, bar mitzvah, Brit milah, etc. being held the day after Shabbat, does ...
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Must one remove one's chewing gum at shkia of Shabbat day?
Halacha requires not eating after shkia (sunset) on Shabbat day, in order to prevent one from missing havdala (SA OC 299:1 - exception being if one has washed before shkia, one may continue one's meal,...
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Looking for a source that pregnant women should not smell bi'samim by havdalah
Looking for a source that pregnant women should not smell bi'samim by havdalah.
I have come across a few people claiming this.
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Should you make a blessing over the spices if you temporarily can't smell? [duplicate]
It is customary to make a blessing before smelling spices during the Havdalah ceremony at the end of Shabbat. I have read this is supposed to lighten the end of Shabbat and give a pleasant smell to ...
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Should havdalah be done in the sukkah
On sukkot, does havdalah have do be done in the sukkah after Shabbat? Does Halacha require this, or can it be done anywhere? If it is not required, is there still preference for it?
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What is the source (if any) for using a six-wicked candle for Havdalah?
I have often heard that there is a Minhag to use specifically a six-wicked candle for Havdalah to represent the six workdays of the week. However I have not been able to locate a source for this. The ...
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Havdalah on a trip
If one is on a long trip (that started before Shabbat), and the time for Havdalah at the area they departed is different from the time in their current location, which one do they follow?
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When Shemini Atzeret is on Shabbat, do we do havdalah? Why?
This year in the diaspora, Shemini Atzeret is on Shabbat, and Simchat Torah begins as Shabbat ends. My understanding is that we light candles to usher in Simchat Torah, so I was wondering if we did ...
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What do women who normally abstain from drinking havdalah wine drink do when the Seder falls out after Shabbat?
There is a widespread custom that women do not drink from the wine used in the havdalah ceremony. When the seder falls out on motzei shabbat havdalah is incorporated into the kiddush, which women are ...
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Making Havdalah when one didn't have the mizva of shabbat
Does a minor who becomes bar mitzva on a Sunday have to make havdala?
He technically didn't keep shabbat so he has nothing to separate from.
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Why are so many besamim cases decorated with flags?
I've noticed the trend but just look up besamim cases if you don't believe me :)
