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Motza'ei Shabbat

Havdala at Home

סדר הבדלה בבית

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סדר הבדלה

HAVDALA AT HOME

On Motza’ei Yom Tov that is not a Motza’ei Shabbat, the blessings for the spices and flame are omitted. At the end of Yom Kippur, only the blessing for the spices is omitted. See law 472.
Taking a cup of wine in the right hand, say:
Is. 12
Hebrew
הִנֵּה אֵל יְשׁוּעָתִי אֶבְטַח, וְלֹא אֶפְחָד
כִּי־עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ יְהֹוָה, וַיְהִי־לִי לִישׁוּעָה:
וּשְׁאַבְתֶּם־מַיִם בְּשָׂשׂוֹן, מִמַּעַיְנֵי הַיְשׁוּעָה:
Sephardi
Hinei Eil yeshu'ati evtach, velo efchad
Ki ozi vezimrat Yah Adonai, vayehi li lishu'ah:
Ushavtem mayim besason, mima'ayenei hayeshu'ah:
English
Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation. With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation.
Ps. 3
Hebrew
לַיהוָה הַיְשׁוּעָה, עַל־עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶךָ סֶּלָה:
Sephardi
LaAdonai hayeshu'ah, al amecha virchatecha sela:
English
Salvation is the LORD’s; on Your people is Your blessing, Selah.
Ps. 46
Hebrew
יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמָּנוּ, מִשְׂגָּב לָנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה:
Sephardi
Adonai Tzeva'ot imanu, misgav lanu Elohei Yaakov selah:
English
The LORD of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our stronghold, Selah.
Ps. 84
Hebrew
יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּטֵחַ בָּךְ:
Sephardi
Adonai Tzeva'ot, ashrei adam bote'ach bach:
English
LORD of hosts: happy is the one who trusts in You.
Ps. 20
Hebrew
יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה, הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם־קָרְאֵנוּ:
Sephardi
Adonai hoshi'ah, hamelech ya'aneinu veyom kareinu:
English
LORD, save! May the King answer us on the day we call.
Esther 8
Hebrew
לַיְּהוּדִים הָיְתָה אוֹרָה וְשִׂמְחָה, וְשָׂשׂוֹן וִיקָר: כֵּן תִּהְיֶה לָּנוּ:
Sephardi
LaYehudim hayetah orah vesimchah, vesason vikar: ken tihyeh lanu:
English
For the Jews there was light and gladness, joy and honor – so may it be for us.
Ps. 116
Hebrew
כּוֹס־יְשׁוּעוֹת אֶשָּׂא, וּבְשֵׁם יְהוָה אֶקְרָא:
Sephardi
Kos yeshu'ot esa, uveshem Adonai ekra:
English
I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
When making Havdala for others, add:
Hebrew
סַבְרִי מָרָנָן
Sephardi
Savri maranan
English
Please pay attention, my masters.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, borei peri hagefen.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.
Hold the spice box and say:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי בְשָׂמִים.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, borei minei vesamim.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who creates the various spices.
Smell the spices and put the spice box down.
Lift the hands toward the flame of the Havdala candle and say:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא מְאוֹרֵי הָאֵשׁ.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, borei me'orei ha'esh.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who creates the lights of fire.
Holding the cup of wine again in the right hand, say:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, הַמַּבְדִּיל בֵּין קֹדֶשׁ לְחֹל,
בֵּין אוֹר לְחֹשֶׁךְ, בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל לָעַמִּים, בֵּין יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי לְשֵׁשֶׁת יְמֵי
הַמַּעֲשֶׂה. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה, הַמַּבְדִּיל בֵּין קֹדֶשׁ לְחֹל.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, hamavdil bein kodesh lechol,
bein or lechoshech, bein Yisrael la'amim, bein yom hashvi'i lesheshet yemei
hama'aseh. Baruch atah Adonai, hamavdil bein kodesh lechol.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who distinguishes between sacred and secular, between light and darkness, between Israel and the nations, between the seventh day and the six days of work. Blessed are You, LORD, who distinguishes between sacred and secular.
On Sukkot, if Havdala is made in the sukka, add:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ לֵישֵׁב בַּסֻּכָּה.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam
asher kideshanu bemitzvotav, vetzivanu leshev basukkah.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through his commandments and has commanded us to dwell in the sukka.