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This post<\/a> presents the Hebrew, English and transliterated texts of the Reconstructionist Havdalah ceremony, where each of the four blessings is displayed twice – once using feminine God-language and once using traditional masculine\u00a0God-language. The English translation offers a soulful interpretation of the text that emphasizes many different understandings of the Divine and omits any patriarchal or gendered references. An explanation of the textual variations of the Reconstructionist ceremony follows the text.\u00a0<\/em>This resource was originally posted on\u00a0Ritualwell<\/a>, a project of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College that provides a platform for creating new Jewish practices and observances.<\/em><\/p>\n

Reconstructionist Havdalah with
\nMasculine & Feminine God Language<\/h2>\n

\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e4\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05d6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d6\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9, \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u05e9\u05c2\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4: \u05dc\u05d9\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05e6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e7\u05b9\u05d1 \u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05e6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05d8\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0: \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc: \u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c2\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u05e9\u05c2\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8: \u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0. \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05bc\u05b5\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hiney el y\u2019shuati eftakh v\u2019lo efkhad ki ozi v\u2019zimrat\u00a0yah<\/cite>\u00a0Adonay, vay\u2019hi li lishuah. U\u2019shavtem mayim b\u2019sason miman\u2019aney hay\u2019shuah. L\u2019Adonay hayoshua al am\u2019kha birkhat\u2019kha selah. Adonay tz\u2019vaot imanu misgav lanu elohey Ya\u2019akov selah. Adonai tz\u2019vaot ashrey\u00a0adam<\/cite>\u00a0boteykha bakh. Adonay hoshiah hamelekh ya\u2019aneynu v\u2019yom kareynu. L\u2019yihudim haytah orah v\u2019simkha v\u2019sason vikar. Ken ti\u2019h\u2019yeh lanu kos y\u2019shuot eysa. U\u2019vashem Adonay ekra.<\/em><\/p>\n

Behold, my God of help,\u00a0<\/span>
\nin whom I trust, and tremble not.<\/span>
\nTruly, my strength and melody is\u00a0Yah<\/em>, The One,<\/span>
\nwho is for me the source of help.<\/span>
\nSo draw, in joy, the waters<\/span>
\nfrom the Fount of Help.<\/span>
\nall help belongs to You.<\/span>
\nUpon your people are your blessings. Let it happen!<\/span>
\nWith us is The Great One of the Multitudes of Heaven,<\/span>
\nStronghold for us, the God of\u00a0Jacob<\/cite>. Be it so!<\/span>
\nO, Great One of the Multitudes of Heaven,<\/span>
\nhappy is the human being who trusts in you!<\/span>
\nRedeeming One, extend your help.<\/span>
\nOur Sovereign, answer us whenever we may call.<\/span>
\nThe Jews of old had light,<\/span>
\nAnd happiness, and joy, and love<\/span>
\nmay it be so for us!<\/span>
\nMy cup of Help I raise,
\nand in The OMNIPRESENT’s name
\nI call.<\/p>\n

\u05e1\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e0\u05b7\u05df \u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05b7\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9
\n<\/span>Savri maranan u’rabanan v’rabotai
\n<\/em>With the permission of this company:<\/p>\n

Feminine God-Language<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea \u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05b8\u05e4\u05b6\u05df
\n<\/span>Barukha At Yah\u00a0Ruakh<\/cite>\u00a0Ha-olam boret p’ri ha-gafen.<\/em><\/p>\n

Masculine God-Language<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05b8\u05e4\u05b6\u05df
\nBarukh Atah Adonay Eloheynu Melekh Ha’olam boray p’ri hagafen.<\/em><\/p>\n

Blessed are you, THE BOUNDLESS ONE, our God, the sovereign of all worlds, who created the fruit of the vine.<\/p>\n

Feminine God-Language<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd
\n<\/span>Barukha At Yah Ruakh Ha-olam boret miney v’samim.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Masculine God-Language<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\ufb31\u05b8\u05e8\ufb35\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b7\ufb4a\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05bd\u05d9\u05e0\ufb35 \u05de\u05b6\u05bd\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\ufb4b\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \ufb31\ufb4b\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\ufb2b\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd
\nBarukh Atah Adonay Eloheynu Melekh Ha’olam boray miney v’samim.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Blessed are You, REVIVER, our God, the sovereign of all worlds, who creates various spices.<\/p>\n

Feminine God-Language<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1
\n<\/span>Barukha At Yah Ruakh Ha-olam boret me-orey ha-esh.<\/em><\/p>\n

Masculine God-Language<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1
\n<\/span><\/em>Barukh Atah Adonay Eloheynu Melekh Ha-olam boray me-orey ha-esh.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Blessed are you, THE RADIANCE, our God, the sovereign of all worlds, who creates the light of fire.<\/p>\n

Feminine God-Language<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd, \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc, \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05da\u05b0, \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9, \u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05c2\u05b6\u05d4: \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Barukha At Yah Ruakh Ha-olam, hamavdilah beyn kodesh lekhol beyn or l’khoshekh beyn yom hashevi’ii lesheshet yemey hama’aseh. Barukha At Yah Ruakh Ha-olam hamavdilah beyn kodesh lekhol.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Masculine God-Language<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd, \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc, \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05da\u05b0, \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05c2\u05b6\u05d4. \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05e7\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Barukh Atah Adonay Eloheynu Melekh Ha-olam hamavdil beyn kodesh lekhol beyn or l’khoshekh beyn yom hashevi’i lesheshet yemey ha ma’aseh. Barukh Atah Adonay Eloheynu Melekh Ha-olam hamavdil beyn kodesh l’khol.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Blessed are You, THE MANY-NAMED, our God, the sovereign of all worlds, who separates between holy and ordinary, light and dark, the seventh day and the six days of work. Blessed are you, THE INVISIBLE, who separates the holy from the ordinary.<\/p>\n

Textual Variations of Reconstructionist Havdalah Ceremony<\/h2>\n

The main textual variation in the Reconstructionist version of Havdalah is the omission of the phrase \u201c\u2026between Israel and the nations\u2026\u201d in the final blessing, which lists several different examples of how God separates between things on earth. Due to the movement\u2019s rejection of the idea of Jewish \u201cchosenness,\u201d this phrase has been omitted.<\/p>\n

In addition, the English translation of the text presents many different descriptions of the Divine. While the Hebrew text is the same in each blessing, the English translation not only reveals many different interpretations of God, but also translates \u201cmelech\u201d as \u201csovereign,\u201d as opposed to \u201cking,\u201d to present an understanding of God that reflects gender equality and rejects patriarchal societal hierarchies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This post presents the Hebrew, English and transliterated texts of the Reconstructionist Havdalah ceremony, where each of the four blessings is displayed twice – once using feminine God-language and once using traditional masculine\u00a0God-language. The English translation offers a soulful interpretation of the text that emphasizes many different understandings of the Divine and omits any patriarchal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":1915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[91],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1913\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=1913"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1913\/revisions\/"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5107,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1913\/revisions\/5107\/"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1915\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=1913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/?post=1913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/?post=1913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}