Double Shalom!

I have this song playing in my head.

Cece <—–Click on the link, close your eyes and let it minister to you.  

 

Havdalah

 The Havdalah distingushes the miracle day of Shabbat from the ordinary rest of the week. In Hewbrew Havdalah means separation. Havdalah begins on Saturday at sundown as soon as 3 stars are seen. on a cloudy day I imagine you will wait until it gets dark.  You will need a braided candle, a Kiddush Cup wine or juice and a box filled with fragrant spices typically cloves, cinnamon or bay leaves. I know that it is very hard to find braided candles, Kiddush Cups, Challah Covers and spice boxes unless you go to a Judaica store. (more on this later)

 The Kiddush cup is filled to the brim I like to have mine running over as the wine respresents joy and the Lord knows we need all we can get.  You dont have to do all or any of them. I do as many as I feel led as I am a bondservant who delights in the Lord. 

Tell me I’m a fool,
Tell me that You love me for the fool I am,
[And*] comfort me like only You can,
And tell me there’s a place
Where I can feel Your breath
Like sweet caresses on my face again.- Jaci Velasquez “I will rest in You”  <–click me

 The Kiddush cup is raised and the following prayers are said.

Hinay, El yishu’ati evtach velo efchad, ki azi vezimrat Yah, Adonai, va’yehi li lishu’a.
Behold, God is my savior, I will trust Him and not be afraid, for my strong faith and song of praise for God will be my salvation.
Isaiah 12:2

U’she’avtem ma’yim besason, mima’a'yenay ha’yeshu’a.
You will draw water joyously from the wellsprings of salvation.
Isaiah 12:3

La’Adonai ha’yeshu’a, al amcha virchatecha, Selah.
Salvation is the God’s; may Your blessing rest upon Your people, Selah.
Psalms 3:9

Adonai Tzeva’ot imanu, misgav lanu, Elohay Ya’akov, Selah.
God of the heavenly armies is with us; the Lord of Ya’akov is a fortress protecting us, Selah.
Psalms 46:12

Adonai Tzeva’ot, ashray adam botay’ach bach
God of the heavenly armies, happy is the individual who trusts You.
Psalms 84:13

Adonai hoshi’ah, hamelech ya’anaynu ve’yom kor’aynu.
God, redeem us! The King will answer us on the day we call Him.
Psalms 20:10

La’yehudim ha’yetah orah vesimcha vesason vikar,
The Jews had light, happiness, joy and honor;
Esther 8:16

kayn te’hi’yeh lanu.
may we have the same.

Kos yeshu’ot esa u’veshaym Adonai Ekra.
I will raise the cup of salvation and call out in the name of the God:
Psalms 116:13

 Prayer over the wine. Proverbs 3:10 (I recommend reading all of Proberbs 3)

Just like the Shabbat wine blessing. Only you dont drink afterwards. That will come in the end.

Baruch atah, Adonai, Elohaynu melech ha’olam, boray pri hagafen.

Blessed are You, God, our Lord, King of the universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.

 

 Besamim, The smelling of the spices. I have read that the smelling of the spices represents many things from the releasing the the expanded soul that is given during shabbat to reviving us to be able to face another workweek. Theer are many references to the spices in the bible everything from the spices specified in Exodus 30 are instructions for the Sabbath which including brining an offering of spices. Our bodies which are the Lord’s tabernacle receive this spice offering (my revelation).  Prayer for the spices:

Barukh ata Adonai, Eloheinu Melekh ha-olam, bo oerei minei v’samim.
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, Creator of many kinds of spices.

 

The Candle represents the light of Shabbat and unlike the the 2 Shabbat candles the braided candle has 3 wicks. There are a myriad of representations but everything in Judaism is a type in shadow to our Messiah. Lighting the Havdalah candle’s 3 weeks recognizes the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost’s presence to go beofre us throughout the upcoming week. It is also said that the Lord ruduced Adam’s fear and gave Adam knowledge of tools and fire so that he could sustain himself after seeing the darkness approaching after leaving the garden of Eden. Our Orthodox Brothers beleive that the candle lighting is also the first work permitted on the Yom Khol (ordinary day)

 

The prayer that is recites at the lighting of the candle is:

Baruch ata Adonai Eloheynu Melekh Ha’olam boray me’oray ha’esh.
Blessed are you, Oh L-rd our G-d, King of the Universe who has created the light of the fire.

it is customary to look at the candle’s reflection in your palms and or fingernails. Some beleiev that this is to distingush the light from the darkness and also that the light should be used immidiately after lighting the candle.

Finally the final prayer of the Havdalah is:

Baruch ata Adonai Eloheynu Melekh Ha’olam, ha’mavdil, bayn kodesh le’chol, bayn or le’choshech, bayn Yisra’el la’amim, bayn yom ha’shevi’i le’sheshet yemay ha ma’aseh.
Blessed are you, Oh L-rd our G-d, King of the Universe who created a distinction between the holy and the profane, between the light and darkness, between Isra’el and the nations, between the seventh day and the rest of the week.

Baruch ata Adonai, ha’mavdil bayn kodesh le’chol.
Blessed are You, Oh L-rd our G-d who made a distinction between the sacred and the profane.

All  can now drink from the Kiddush Cup . There is a custom that some spill some of the wine into a saucer, and then to extinguish the candle by dipping it into the wine in the saucer. Some after leaving some wine in the Kiddush cup extinguish the candle by dipping it directly into it.  

The following song is traditionaly sung:

Shavua tov, Shavua tov, Shavua tov, Shavua tov, Shavua tov, Shavua tov, Shavua tov, Shavua tov.
A good week, a week of peace, may gladness reign and joy increase.

Everyone wishes everyone else “Shavua Tov”

Now that we got the basics and fundamentals of Shabbat and Tzedakah down we’ll move on.. Again I will keep blogging my journey as a Messianic Gentile.

Numbers 6:24-26 The Aaronic Benediction as it was given to Moses. My prayer is that you will be blessed as you read and recite these words. “The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.“

 Viki Yohe <–awesome song

Shalom!

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