#Havdalah

[challahbeloved]

Havdalah with Jewish American Girl Dolls

From iamexcessivelydollverted

[thejewitches]

The Jewitches Guide to Havdalah In the Ashkenazi Tradition

[leahbasavraham]

[caffeinebrewingdruid]

Last night I celebrated Chanukah and Havdalah by saying the blessing for the aromatic spices over my bong and lighting it with the shamash

I can't tell if this is super sacrilegious or if it is very much in the spirit of things, but it was at least meaningful to me.

[girlactionfigure]

My friend Yossi Levi, who is the CEO of the Netzach Yehuda NPO, did the havdalah ceremony for IDF soldiers where he is serving reserve duty for 106 days

[handmedownpocketpussy]

Signs that it's Elul...

[anonymousdandelion]

havdalah

between wine-stained fire

and a trio of stars

cradled by a departing bride

my second soul takes flight

in a breath

of cinnamon

the scents are strong

sweet

soothing

yet no spice will compensate

for that void that is left by a richer sweetness

(six days to wait

for the bride's return)

(six days to wait

have seldom seemed longer)

is life worth death?

is love worth loss?

is the granting of an extra soul

worth the cost

of relinquishing it?

(Blessed are You

who distinguishes)

[gliklofhameln]

A German silver spice tower from Rötger (Rüdiger) Herfurth, Frankfurt, circa 1760.

[ruthfeiertag]

A Ritual for the Waning Moon

I'm working on a ritual for the night when the full moon begins to wane, a sort of havdalah ceremony for the night when the moon tips from full to waning gibbous.

[germiyahu]

Me after I finally remember to put a fucking towel under my Havdalah candle holder so wax doesn't drip all over my coffee table

[septembergold]

Havdalah Candles (Judaism) and Catholic Newweling (Mayence) and Wachsstock (Bavaria)

[magnetothemagnificent]

hey, i have a quick question - when you pour out some wine to put out the havdalah candle... what're you supposed to do with the wine? just down the drain with it? it always feels a little bit wasteful, but i don't know what else to do.

Some people have a custom to dip their pinkies in the wine and dab it around their eyes to show how important Mitzvot are, and some further dab the wine at their pockets as an omen for good things to come and to never be in want. And then you throw out the wine. I get that it sounds wasteful but it really only is a little bit of wine that gets used. The reason we use the wine to extinguish the candle is to show that we only used the wine for the sake of the Mitzvah of Havdalah.

[thejewitches]

Three different kinds of Havdalah candles, image via the Digital Havdalah Guide

[reachabovethetrees]

So technically you are permitted to do havdalah until Tuesday, so I think that in the western diaspora it makes perfect sense to do it on Sunday night, because that marks the true separation between the weekend and the week. I’m all for keeping the shabbat vibes running over until Sunday too, tbh.

[masarukt]

Shavua tov🕯️🪬I hope everyone has a wonderful week! I keep forgetting to do this - this amazing Havdalah candle came from @jewitches 💜✡️💜 Their candles are AMAZING. Frankly, all of their products I’ve gotten so far have been amazing. I couldn’t recommend them more. 🤌✨✨ #havdalah #jewishconvertstudent #jewishconvert #shavuatov https://www.instagram.com/p/CojCSU8rVtH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=