Q. You wrote on question 3273 “On this year that Tisha Beav is Motzei Shabbat, I heard that Horav Shlomo said that women should try to attend shul at night for Maariv. Why?
To what you answered: “Indeed, the Rov Shlit'a maintains that women on this occasion should daven Maariv (not necessarily in shul) so they can recite Havdalah when saying Shemone Essre, and be permitted to do work, since we do not recite the usual Havdalah until the end of the Taanis, Sunday night.”
My question is: Why is it not enough for the women to say Boruch Hamavdil Bein Kodesh L'chol?
A. Horav Dovid Pam Shlit’a explained that it is far more of the essence and importance if when possible Havdalah is recited as a complete brocho in the Amida and when also praying for the successes of the coming week now to begin.
Normally, the above is achieved when saying or hearing the regular Havdalah.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Shlomo Miller, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller and Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit'a
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