How to Perform Havdalah After Tisha B'Av Fast?
- ד' אב התשע"ה
a question
Hi Rabbi, On Sunday evening after the fast, do we perform the full Havdalah including the "First to Zion..." and bless only over the wine, not the spices and the candle? At the beginning of the fast on Saturday night, do we not bless over the spices?
Answer
Hello, 1. When performing Havdalah at the end of Tisha B'Av, you do not recite the introductory verses. You start with the blessing "Borei Pri Hagafen" over the wine, then say the "Havdil" blessing. However, you do not bless over spices or the candle. 2. On Saturday night (the eve of Tisha B'Av), you only bless over the candle with "Borei Me'orei Ha'esh".
