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[asterroc]

So havdalah w the horses was held at a small farm that does horse therapy for children w disabilities. It started at 5 with food on picnic tables (I'd just come from a picnic so I had a taste of the salmon and that's it). Around 7 they started passing around lavender and we did some blessings for a couple newly weds or soon to weds. Around 7:30 a few of the children held up magic wands with stars so we could see three stars and we did the ceremony. There was lots of (Jewish) folk singing - I love folks singing and picked up the harmony on one. The rabbi and another guy had guitars.

The horses weren't involved in the ceremony, they were just kinda around, though there was some hay smell. With extra allergy/asthma meds I was fine. I'm now a bit itchy bc I let a horse nuzzle me on the way out and didn't get to wipe off my hand.

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[sildra.livejournal.com]

According to what I was always taught--and, for that matter, Chabad that's backwards. You're not going to be able to see three stars in the sky until sometime after the sun disappears below the horizon. So Shabbat starts as early as possible (when the sun disappears on Friday night) and ends as late as possible (when three stars are visible on Saturday night)--this discrepancy is even bigger in any sort of settled area where there might be light pollution, when it might be nearly an hour between when the sun disappears and when three stars are visible. Same for Yom Kippur and all the other holidays where the start or end time is important.

[seekingferret.livejournal.com]

I think you're right, I misspoke.

[sildra.livejournal.com]

People being disparaging of Reform Jews and their education levels always raises my hackles.