Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 624

624 ‎[1] **“The order at the close of (i.e., after) Yom Kippur” - Containing five paragraphs.**

We pray the Evening Prayer and say the *Havdalah* (the “separation”) in the benediction “חונן הדעת”. ‎[2] One has to add some time (i.e., lengthen the day of Yom Kippur) from the profane to the holy also when (Yom Kippur is over, that is they should wait a little after the stars appear in the sky. ‎[3] One says *Havdalah* over the cup (of wine) but one does not say the benediction over the spices even if it (Yom Kippur) falls on the Sabbath. ‎[4] We (say a) blessing over the light, but we do not say a blessing after Yom Kippur on the light which they brought forth now from stones (i.e., sparks). Some say that we do say the benediction over the first fire which was ignited by this spark and onward. ‎[5] A Jew who lights the candle from the fire of a non-Jew does not (say a) blessing over it at the close of Yom Kippur even though at the end of the Sabbath we do bless it, because we do not say a blessing over the fire on the close of Yom Kippur, only over light which was not burning during the daytime of Yom Kippur, or over the light that was lighted from it, and (therefore) the custom is to light from the lamps of the synagogue; however if one lighted (his candle) on Yom Kippur, if it was lighted with permission (i.e., if he was allowed to light it), for example for a sick person, we are able to say a blessing over it.

Hagah*: There are those who say that one is to say the Prayer of *Havdalah* over the light of the synagogue, (המגיד ואבודרהם וא״ז), and there are those who say that one should not use (the light of the synagogue) for *Havdalah*, rather one lights another light from the synagogue lamp. The correct practice is to say the *Havdalah* over both of them together, that is to kindle one light from the light of the synagogue, but one should not make the *Havdalah* over the light of the synagogue alone, (מהרי״ל). For the rest of the laws concerning the light, see above in chapter 298. We eat and we rejoice at the close of Yom Kippur because it is somewhat of a holiday, (טור ומהרי״ו, א״ז). There are those who are strict and observe two days of Yom Kippur, and a person can be (halakhically) relieved of this practice, and one should not follow this strict practice since there is a fear that a person might be in danger (of his life or health), (א״ז). He who fasts because he had a bad dream on the day after Yom Kippur, there is no need for him to fast all his days (after Yom Kippur every year just because he did it once), (מנהגים) One does not say prayers of supplication nor does he say “You are righteous, and you will be righteous, and you were righteous” from Yom Kippur until *Sukkot* (the Festival of the Booths), and the meticulous ones begin immediately at the close of Yom Kippur to build the *Succah* so they can go from one commandment to another commandment, (מהרי״ל ומנהגים, והגהות מיימוני פרק ב‘ דברכות, מהרי״ו).

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Version: Hilkhot Yom ha-Kippurim, trans. by Jan M. Brahms. HUC, 1976

Source: http://library.huc.edu/pdf/theses/Brahms_Jan_M-CN-Rab-1976_rdf.pdf

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