havdalah
Division between things
Havdalah is the Jewish ceremony marking the end of Shabbat and the beginning of the new week.
The ritual involves blessings over wine, fragrant spices, and a braided candle with multiple wicks.
The spices are said to comfort the soul as the "extra soul" of Shabbat departs.
We gathered for havdalah as the first stars appeared.
Also spelled havdala or habdalah. (Capitalized Havdalah is the same ceremony.)
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
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
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
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
Small drinking container
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- grape juicePressed vineyard fruit liquid
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
spill · full · sanctification · overflowing
braided
Interlaced into rope-like form
light · fire · glow · flicker · wax · burn · extinguish · fingernails · shadows · candlelight
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
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
cloves
Dried flower-bud spice
fragrance · scent · sweet · inhale · awakening · senses · renewal · cardamom · nutmeg · allspice
cup
Small drinking container
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- grape juicePressed vineyard fruit liquid
chalice · spill · full · sanctification · overflowing
Hebrew
Semitic language of Israel
synagogue · Shabbat · kosher · halacha · Ashkenazi · Sephardi · Jewish · observant · tradition · religious
psalm
Sacred scriptural song
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- ritualsritual, rite, ceremony, sacrament, blessing
- Jewish cultureTorah, synagogue, synagogues, rabbi, rabbis
- Hebrew schoolaleph-bet, Hebrew alphabet, Hebrew letters, aleph, bet
- Hebrew Wordsshalom, amen, hallelujah, chai, Adonai
- Jewish ritualsbrit milah, bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, kiddush, wedding
havdalahunity
Wholeness through cohesion
unification · merging · integration · joining · merger