How many blessings are in Havdalah and what are they?

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Four blessings (YaVNeH): 1. Wine: 'Pri HaGafen' 2. Spices: 'Besamim' 3. Fire: 'Me'orei Ha'Esh' (candle with at least two wicks) 4. The separation between sacred and mundane

Havdalah contains four blessings remembered by the Hebrew acronym YaVNeH: (1) Yayin, wine ('Borei pri hagafen'), (2) Besamim: fragrant spices to comfort the soul as the extra Shabbat soul (neshamah yeteirah) departs, (3) Ner, fire (a braided candle with at least 2 wicks, blessing 'Borei me'orei ha'esh'), recalling the tradition that Adam discovered fire after the first Shabbat, (4) Havdalah, the blessing of separation between sacred and mundane.

How many blessings are in Havdalah and what are they?

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