Havdallah 298, 299 Flashcards
a) When are you permitted to do melacha after Shabbat?
b) If you don’t have time to say the shmonei esrei before you need to perform melacha, what should you do?
a) after you say ma’ariv tefilah, Attah Honantanu
b) Say בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, הַמַּבְדִיל בֵּין קֹֽדֶשׁ לְחוֹל,
If you do not have a havdallah candle, do you need to find one? If so, when?p
You do not need to find one after Shabbat. Some say you need to find one after Yom Kippur
Can you bless a havdalah candle with one wick?
a) best practice? Why?
b) is one wick ok? why or why not?
a) The best practice is to bless a torch, which has many wicks and flames. Because the blessing says “who creates the lights of fire”
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא מְאוֹרֵי הָאֵשׁ.
b) One wick is acceptable because a fire consists of many hues : red flame, white, and green flames.
A) When is the latest you can say Havdallah?
B) If you say Havdallah after Saturday night, what should you omit?
A) Tuesday night
B) Don’t say the blessing over the candle or the spices.
What are three conditions that should be met for reciting the blessing over the havdalah candle?
A) The candle is close enough that one can enjoy and use its light. It should be sufficiently close to distinguish between coins of different countries.
B) One should see the flame itself and not just the halo.
C) The candle should have been lit by a Jew (or a non jew who lights the candle off of a candle that the Jew lights) in a permitted way. The permitted way is after shabbat, before shabbat, or on shabbat for a sick person.
