Halachot and Customs

Is It Permitted for a Woman to Recite Havdalah?

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Question

Good week! 

Is it permitted for a woman to recite Havdalah? 

Thank you

Answer

Greetings, 

Ideally, a woman should hear Havdalah from a man. However, if she does not have that option, she is obligated to recite Havdalah for herself and to drink from the wine. 

Sources: See Mishnah Berurah (siman 296, seif katan 6, 35) and Chazon Ovadiah, Shabbat, part 2 (page 248). 

With blessings, 

Hillel Meirs


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