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  • Harchokos
  • havdala candle, יו"ד קצה

Can a Husband pour wine over the Havdalah candle his wife is holding while she is Nida?

  Question: When a woman is Nida, is her husband allowed to pour wine over the flame of a Havdalah candle to extinguish the candle after Havdalah while his wife…

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  • Havdala, Shabbos
  • Borei Me'orei Ha'aish, havdala candle, או"ח רחצ

What type of candle should we use for Havdalah?

  Q. Is it more mehudar to have many wicks in the Havdalah candle?  A. Yes, there is a hiddur mitzvah to have more than one flame for the havdalah…

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  • Havdala, Shabbos
  • havdala candle

Should one pour the wine over the Havdala candle to extinguish it, or should he first pour the wine into the plate and then dip the candle in the wine to extinguish it?

  From the לשון of the Alter Rebbe it appears that the wine should be poured on the table or on the plate and then one should put out the…

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  • Havdala, Shabbos
  • havdala candle

Do the wicks of the Havdala candle need to be touching or is it enough that the two wicks are in one candle? 

  Both are fine but it's preferable that the wicks be touching, see the טעמים ומקורות below.   טעמים ומקורות: עיין שו״ע אדה"ז ס' רצ"ח ס"ד שאם הנר קלוע אין צורך שהשלהבת של…

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