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havdalah

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havdalah, havdoloh Hebrew [hɑvdɑˈlɑ (Yiddish) hɑvˈdɔlə]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism the ceremony marking the end of the sabbath or of a festival, including the blessings over wine, candles, and spices
[literally: separation]


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The evening prayer will be followed by Havdalah, a Jewish service that comes at the end of Shabbat.
We find it just as a small group of observant Jews are finishing a communal meal and beginning the Havdalah service that marks the end of Shabbat.
I learned of the assassination during havdalah in Brooklyn, where my Reconstructionist synagogue's teen group was spending a weekend in a Lubavitch community.
 
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