Havdalah ceremony
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The Havdalah ceremony is a Jewish ritual performed at the close of Shabbat that marks the separation between the sacred day of rest and the ordinary weekdays, typically involving blessings over wine, spices, and a braided candle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Havdalah | 1 |
| Havdalah ceremony canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T113187 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Havdalah ceremony Context triple: [Shabbat, includes, Havdalah ceremony]
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A.
Shabbat
Shabbat is the Jewish weekly day of rest and spiritual renewal, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening with prayer, festive meals, and abstention from work.
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B.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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C.
Passover
Passover is a major Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, marked by ritual meals, storytelling, and the avoidance of leavened bread.
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D.
Sukkot
Sukkot is a week-long Jewish harvest festival and pilgrimage holiday commemorating the Israelites’ dwelling in temporary shelters after the Exodus from Egypt.
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E.
Shavuot
Shavuot is a major Jewish festival that commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and marks the wheat harvest in Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Havdalah ceremony Target entity description: The Havdalah ceremony is a Jewish ritual performed at the close of Shabbat that marks the separation between the sacred day of rest and the ordinary weekdays, typically involving blessings over wine, spices, and a braided candle.
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A.
Shabbat
Shabbat is the Jewish weekly day of rest and spiritual renewal, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening with prayer, festive meals, and abstention from work.
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B.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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C.
Passover
Passover is a major Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, marked by ritual meals, storytelling, and the avoidance of leavened bread.
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D.
Sukkot
Sukkot is a week-long Jewish harvest festival and pilgrimage holiday commemorating the Israelites’ dwelling in temporary shelters after the Exodus from Egypt.
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E.
Shavuot
Shavuot is a major Jewish festival that commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and marks the wheat harvest in Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ritual
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religious ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Siddur (Jewish prayer book)
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linked to:
Siddur
|
| category |
Jewish liturgy
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Shabbat observance ⓘ |
| custom |
extinguishing candle in leftover wine
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looking at fingernails in candlelight ⓘ overflowing wine cup as sign of blessing ⓘ passing spices around to smell ⓘ |
| halakhicSource |
Mishnah Berurah
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Talmud ⓘ |
| includesBlessingOver |
distinction between holy and profane
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fire ⓘ spices ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| music | often accompanied by traditional melodies ⓘ |
| obligationStatus | rabbinic commandment ⓘ |
| performedAt |
close of Shabbat
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end of Jewish festivals (in some cases) ⓘ nightfall on Saturday ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Jewish families
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Jews ⓘ synagogue congregations ⓘ |
| performedFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| purpose |
distinguish between holy time and weekday time
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mark the end of Shabbat ⓘ |
| recitesFormula |
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei me’orei ha’esh
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Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei minei v’samim ⓘ Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ri hagafen ⓘ Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, hamavdil bein kodesh lechol ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
distinction between Israel and the nations (in traditional text)
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distinction between holy and profane ⓘ distinction between light and darkness ⓘ distinction between the seventh day and six days of labor ⓘ separation between Shabbat and weekday ⓘ transition from sacred time to ordinary time ⓘ |
| timeRequirement | after appearance of three stars on Saturday night ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
home
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synagogue ⓘ |
| usesObject |
braided candle
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cup of wine or grape juice ⓘ flame ⓘ spices ⓘ |
| variant |
Ashkenazi Havdalah customs
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Hasidic Havdalah customs ⓘ Reform and Conservative Havdalah practices ⓘ Sephardi Havdalah customs ⓘ |
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Subject: Havdalah ceremony Description of subject: The Havdalah ceremony is a Jewish ritual performed at the close of Shabbat that marks the separation between the sacred day of rest and the ordinary weekdays, typically involving blessings over wine, spices, and a braided candle.
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