Definition
A Jewish ceremony marking the end of the Sabbath and the beginning of the new week, involving blessings over wine, spices, and a candle.
Etymology
From Hebrew havdalah, meaning 'separation' or 'distinction,' from the verb l'havdil (to separate), reflecting the ceremony's purpose of distinguishing the holy Sabbath from ordinary weekdays.
Kelly Says
Havdalah is beautifully sensory—you smell fragrant spices and watch a braided candle burn—and it's the exact counterpart to Shabbat's beginning, creating a perfect weekly cycle of sacred time.
Translations
ARالعربية
هَفْدَلَة
haf-da-la
BNবাংলা
হাবদalah
ha-ba-da-la
CACatalà
havdalah
hav-da-lah
CSČeština
havdalah
hav-da-lah
DADansk
havdalah
hav-da-lah
DEDeutsch
Havdalah
hav-da-lah
ELΕλληνικά
Χαβάδαλα
kha-va-da-la
ESEspañol
separación
ha-va-da-lah
FAفارسی
هَفْدَلَة
haf-da-la
FISuomi
havdalah
hav-da-lah
FRFrançais
havdalah
av-da-la
HIहिन्दी
हावदाळा
hava-da-la
HUMagyar
havdalah
hav-da-lah
IDBahasa Indonesia
havdalah
hav-da-lah
ITItaliano
havdalah
hav-da-lah
KKKK
хавдалах
kha-va-da-la
MSBahasa Melayu
havdalah
hav-da-lah
MYမြန်မာ
ဟာဗ်ဒလာ
ha-ba-da-la
NLNederlands
havdalah
hav-da-lah
NONorsk
havdalah
hav-da-lah
PLPolski
havdalah
hav-da-lah
PTPortuguês
havdalah
hav-da-lah
RORomână
havdalah
hav-da-lah
RUРусский
Хавадала
kha-va-da-la
SVSvenska
havdalah
hav-da-lah
SWKiswahili
havdalah
hav-da-lah
TAதமிழ்
ஹாப்தாலா
ha-ba-tha-la
TEతెలుగు
హావ్దలా
ha-va-da-la
THไทย
ฮาวดalah
ha-wa-da-lah
TRTürkçe
havdalah
hav-da-lah
UKУкраїнська
Хавадала
kha-va-da-la
URاردو
ہَفْدَلَة
haf-da-la
VITiếng Việt
havdalah
hav-da-lah