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Did you ever wonder why we use a flame and b’samim for havdalah?

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why do we use a flame and bamum during havdala havdala is actually recited over wine just like Kish what we do is we consolidate a number of brast that should be recited on Saturday nights and we recite them all together at havdala if you don't have a candle or spices when you recite havdalah these bras can be recited later on their own the reason for the spices is because we get what's called aami an extra soul on chabas we're spiritually pained by its departure when chabis ends so the Bim the pleasant smelling spices can our souls we also recite a br over fire to recall how fire was given to mankind on the first Saturday night the gim tells us that after the first chabus ended Hashem showed Adam how to make fire in commemoration of this event when the spiritual light of chabus ends we replace it as best we can with a material light