We begin our seder this evening with a special addition to Kadesh - we add in Havdalah, a ceremony usually  marking the separation between Shabbat and the beginning of the week. Tonight, we mark the separation between the end of Shabbat and another day of chag, ben kodesh l'kodesh. The havdalah candle is comprised of many weeks braided to come together to create a large, single flame - much larger, brighter and warmer than if there were only a single wick. Why make such a big deal about the separate wicks if they are a single flame? And which is more important - the separate wicks or the single flame? How does this add meaning to our Passover seder tonight?


haggadah Section: Kadesh