Havdalah How To

To make havdalah, you will need kosher wine or grape juice, a havdalah candle, and fragrant spices. In place of a havdalah candle you may use two or more candles by holding the wicks together while the candles are lit.

(Light the havdalah candle and fill a cup to overflowing)

הנה אל ישועתי אבטח ולא אפחד. כי עזי וזמרת יה יי ויהי לי לישועה. ושאבתם מים בששון ממעיני הישועה. ליי הישועה על עמך ברכתך סלה. יי צבאות עמנו משגב לנו אלהי יעקב סלה. ליהודים היתה אורה. ושמחה וששון ויקר כן תהיה לנו כוס ישועות אשא ובשם יי אקרא

Hineh El yeshuati evtach v'lo efchad. Ki azi vzimrat Ya, Adonai vayahee li l'yeshua. U'shavtem mayim b'sason ha-yeshua. La'Adonai ha-yeshua al amcha birchatecha sela. Adonai tzvaot imanu misgav lanu Elohei Yaakov sela. (All recite together) La'Yehudim hayta orah v'simcha v'sason v'ikar ken tiyehah lanu. (Lifting the cup) Kos yeshuot esah u'vshem Adonai ekra.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not fear. For my strength and song is Yah, HaShem, and He was a salvation for me. You can draw water with joy from the springs of salvation. Salvation is unto HaShem; upon His people is His blessing, selah. HaShem of hosts is with us; the God of Ya'akov is our protection. (All recite together) For the Jews, there was light, joy, gladness and honor. So may it be for us. (Lifting the cup) I will rise the cup of salvation, and shall call out the name of HaShem.

ברוך אתה יי אלהינו מלך העולם בורא פרי הגפן

Barukh atah Adonai, Elohenu, melekh ha-olam borei p'ri hagafen (Amen)

Blessed are you, HaShem, our God, King of the universe who creates the fruit of the vine (Amen)

(Seting the cup down without drinking from it and continue by making a blessing over fragrant spices)

ברוך אתה יי אלהינו מלך העולם בורא מיני בשמים

Barukh atah Adonai, Elohenu, melekh ha-olam borei minei v'samim (Amen)

Blessed are you, HaShem, our God, King of the universe who creates kind of fragrant spices (Amen)

ברוך אתה יי אלהינו מלך העולם בורא מאורי האש

Barukh atah Adonai, Elohenu, melekh ha-olam borei m'orei ha-eish (Amen)

Blessed are you, HaShem, our God, King of the universe who creates the light of fire (Amen)

(The cusotom is for all present to extend their hand towards the flame taking notice of the play of light and shadow upon the hands)

ברוך אתה יי אלהינו מלך העולם המבדיל בין קדש לחול בין אור לחשך בין ישראל לעמים בין יום השביעי לששת ימי המעשה ברוך אתה יי המבדיל בין קדש לחול

Barukh atah Adonai, Elohenu, melekh ha-olam hamav'dil bein kodesh l'chol bein or l'choshekh bein Yisrael la'amim bein yom hash'vi'i l'sheishet y'mei hama'aseh. Barukh atah Adonai, hamav'dil bein kodesh l'chol (Amein)

Blessed are you, HaShem, our God, King of the universe who separates between holy and profain between light and darkness, between Israel and the nations, between the seventh day and the six days of labor. Blessed are you, HaShem, who separates between holy and profain. (Amen)

(Take a sip of the wine. After drinking from the cup, extingush the torch in the overflow of wine colected in the dish benieth the cup.)

You can learn a beautiful rendition of these liturgical pieces as presented live by The Moshav Band by simply following this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZBd59OAdYw