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Healing Havdalah

What are you up to on November 8? Depending who you are, either celebrating, stewing, or plotting revenge against fraudulent ...

Havdalah Video

Havdalah Video

Exploring Havdalah in Depth

Take a closer look at the blessings of Havdalah with Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum, who expands on its themes and sings ...

Havdalah: Taking Leave of Shabbat

We say goodbye to the Sabbath in a bittersweet ceremony that employs wine, fragrance, and candlelight.

Guide to Non-Standard Havdalah Ceremonies

The ritual marking the end of Shabbat is also performed in modified version at the close of Jewish holidays.

Havdalah: Celebrating the Uniqueness of the Jewish people

Reveling in uniqueness is wonderful, proclaiming superiority is not.

Of Challah-ween, Havdalah-ween and Yaakov Lanterns

If you’re reading this post during October, it’ll soon be Halloween – that great Jewish holiday.Yes, you read that right. ...

It’s a Trans-denominational, Multi-congregational, Inter-generational Havdalah Service

By Education Fellow Amanda WinerThe title of this post sounds like a Broadway song, doesn’t it?It actually describes a recent ...

A Tale of Two Havdalot

So there we were this past Saturday evening, some 500 people strong, many arm in arm, singing the la, la ...

Haskalah in Russia and Galicia

The development and expansion of the Jewish Enlightenment.

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