Havdalah
Week begins again
Havdalah is the Jewish ritual that separates Shabbat from the ordinary week, performed on Saturday evening after nightfall.
It includes blessings over wine, aromatic spices, and a special multi-wicked candle, often followed by songs.
The word comes from Hebrew for "separation" or "distinction." The children love holding the havdalah candle. (Lowercase havdalah is the same ceremony.)
State of being apart
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- holyDedicated to the divine
ordinary · Shabbat · weekday · threshold · passage · boundary · ending · beginning
Jewish day of rest
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- kiddushSabbath wine benediction
- separationState of being apart
sanctification · prayer · conclusion · observance · weekly · tradition · siddur · minyan
Semitic language of Israel
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- mitzvahJewish law commandment
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- synagogueJewish house of worship
Shabbat · kosher · halacha · Ashkenazi · Sephardi · Jewish · observant · tradition
Interlaced into rope-like form
- wickFuel-drawing cord
- flameBurning gas made visible
- twistedWound around itself
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
fire · glow · flicker · wax · burn · extinguish · fingernails · shadows
Dried flower-bud spice
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- myrtleFragrant flowering evergreen shrub
- aromaPleasant distinctive smell
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
scent · sweet · inhale · awakening · senses · renewal · cardamom · nutmeg
Sacred scriptural song
Small drinking container
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- grape juicePressed vineyard fruit liquid
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
spill · full · sanctification · overflowing
separation
State of being apart
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
holy · ordinary · Shabbat · weekday · threshold · passage · boundary · ending · beginning · renewal
Shabbat
Jewish day of rest
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- kiddushSabbath wine benediction
separation · sanctification · prayer · conclusion · observance · weekly · tradition · siddur · minyan · family
Hebrew
Semitic language of Israel
synagogue · Shabbat · kosher · halacha · Ashkenazi · Sephardi · Jewish · observant · tradition · religious
braided
Interlaced into rope-like form
light · fire · glow · flicker · wax · burn · extinguish · fingernails · shadows · candlelight
cloves
Dried flower-bud spice
fragrance · scent · sweet · inhale · awakening · senses · renewal · cardamom · nutmeg · allspice
psalm
Sacred scriptural song
cup
Small drinking container
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- grape juicePressed vineyard fruit liquid
chalice · spill · full · sanctification · overflowing
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- Biblical Ritualsburnt offerings, altar offering, drink offering, thank offering, temple worship
- ritual foodscommunion wafer, communion wine, communion wafers, sacramental wine, seder
- SabbathShabbat, Shabbos, day of rest, seventh day, Sabbath rest
- Jewish ObservanceShabbat, Kiddush, morning prayers, evening prayers, afternoon prayers
- Jewish campsShabbat, Shabbat services, candle lighting, Kiddush, kosher meals