<div dir="ltr">I have a theory.<br><br>Yerushalmi Berachot says we say Havdallah in Chonen Hadaat because : Im Ein Daath Havdallah Minayin". Since Nashim Daatan Kaloth they can not make havdallah. ( Maariv is reshus so ladies don't daven Maariv anyway so it is only relevant on Havdallah al HaKos.)<br>
<br>Does this theory make sense?<br><br>Aryeh Herzig<br><br><br>Toby Katz wrote :<br><br>"And in general there seems to be a widespread custom for women to avoid<br>
making havdalah -- where there is no such hakpada against women making kiddush<br>
for themselves. My mother amu'sh for example, and numerous other women I<br>
know who live alone, will go to a neighbor for havdalah or have one of her<br>
grandsons come in and make havdalah for her, but won't make havdalah for<br>
herself -- although she has no hesitation about making kiddush for herself.<br>
My Lub next door neighbor comes to my house for havdalah when her husband<br>
is out of town, and again, she has no problem making kiddush for herself.<br>
It's something I've seen all my life but I don't know the reason."</div>