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https://yahadut.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/06-26-24.jpeg7201080Just as we observe the mitzva of marking Shabbat’s sanctity as it begins by reciting Kiddush over a cup of wine, so too there is a mitzva to mark Shabbat’s sanctity as it ends, by reciting Havdala over a cup of wine. The text of Havdala verbalizes the difference between the holy Shabbat and the mundane weekdays. To ensure people do not forget to make Havdala, the Sages prohibited eating, drinking, and doing melakha on Saturday night before Havdala. Someone who wishes to do melakha before Havdala should first recite: “Blessed is the One Who distinguishes between sacred and mundane.” However, one may not eat and drink until reciting (or listening to someone recite) the full text of Havdala over a cup of wine. Some stand for Havdala, while others sit. It is customary to begin with a series of positive verses which serve as a good omen and start ...