Havdala

Havdala

Havdala / Separation from Shabbat

The First to [come to] Zion [will say] Behold they [Your children] are coming & for Jerusalem, a messenger of good tidings, I shall appoint....

(Lift Cup)

The Cup of Salvations, I shall Lift & in the Name of the L·rd I Shall call.

Please L·rd Save Now. Please L·rd Save Now.

Please L·rd Give Success Now. Please L·rd Give Success Now.

Give us success & make prosper our matters & our [Torah] learning & send blessing, abundance & success to all our undertakings. As it is written “He shall receive a blessing from the L·rd & benevolence from the G·d of his Salvation.” “To the Jews there was light & joy, happiness, & honor.” And as it is written “And David was prosperous in all his matters & G·d was with him.” Thus should be with us always.

Hearken, our masters / To Life

Blessed are You, L·rd, Our G·d, King of the Universe, Who creates fruit of the vine.

Blessed are You, L·rd, Our G·d, King of the Universe, Who types (plants) (trees) of [pleasant] aromas. (Smell the Pleasant Spice)

Blessed are You, L·rd, our G·d, King of the universe, Who creates lights of fire (See light on nails)

Blessed are You, L·rd, Our G·d, King of the Universe, Who distinguishes between the Holy & the mundane, & between light & dark, & between Yisrael & the Nations, & between Seventh Day & the Six Workdays. Blessed are You, L·rd, Our G·d, King of the Universe, Who distinguishes between the Holy & the mundane. ...

(Drink wine or juice.)

Where it comes in the siddur

• Part 8 of 8 in Shabbat
• The same text in Hebrew: סדר הבדלה

In the other nusachs

• Edot HaMizrach (This page): 13 paragraphs
• Ashkenaz: Havdala — 13 paragraphs

Texts and sources

Every prayer text in Amidora comes from openly licensed editions published on Sefaria. Only editions released under CC-BY, CC0 or the public domain are included.

• Sefaria Community Translation — CC0, via Sefaria
• Sefaria Community Translation · CC0
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