The ceremony: Distinctions and origins Wine: Where it all began Spices and additional souls Lights: Fear and creativity Gesture and symbol in the Havdalah ceremony Elijah the Prophet, Elijah the Tishbite Spice boxes in the JHOM Judaica art gallery Spice towers and salvation: A deeper look at the havdalah ceremony Shubert Spiro Hamavdil: The popular medieval hymn For the candle and the spices: A Yemenite (16th-cent.) poem by Sa'adiah (plus an mp3 recording!) b-d-l: A Hebrew lesson   SPICE CONTAINERS in JHOM's JUDAICA ART GALLERY