B'nai Or Havdalah / Melavah Malkah with Marni Loffman & Ariel Hendelman

There is an old Chassidic story about a Rebbe who gives over a very great and deep talk, a ma'amar about everything. Afterwards, one of his chassidim comes up and says, "Rebbe, I didn't understand anything of what you said, not one word." So the Rebbe takes the chassid aside, and sings him a niggun (a devotional melody). The chassid then replies, "Ah, I understand now." Sometimes we try so hard to find the right words, when the melody carries the message, both ineffable and true.

Please join us for a sensory-filled, melody-rich, ritual of Havdalah, where we mark the liminal space between Shabbat and the coming week. (This will not be your typical Havdalah!)

We'll then come together for a festive meal with more niggunim -- called a Melavah Malkah, where we escort the Divine Feminine or the Shabbat Queen out into everyday life (a kind of counterpoint to Lecha Dodi, where we welcome Her in).

Host or Publisher B'nai Or of Boston