The word "havdalah" means "separation." Specifically, it refers to the ceremony that demarcates the day of Shabbat -the Day of Rest -from the beginning of the normal work week. The havdalah ritual combines the bittersweet sadness of the passing of another Shabbat, with reminders of the people Israel's special mission in the world, the hope for a good week to come, and a prayer for the eventual redemption of humankind under God's sovereignty. "Sephardic" refers to that Jewish community that emerg
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