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==If one’s in doubt== | ==If one’s in doubt== | ||
# If you have a plant which has a nice smell but you personally are in doubt as to whether the Bracha is Atzei or Isbei, if it’s easy to find out the correct Bracha, one should do so, otherwise, one may make Boreh Mini Besamim. (This is different than foods where there’s an obligation to figure out the appropriate halacha instead of making Shehakol.) <ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 176, chapter 19) </ref> | # If you have a plant which has a nice smell but you personally are in doubt as to whether the Bracha is Atzei or Isbei, if it’s easy to find out the correct Bracha, one should do so, otherwise, one may make Boreh Mini Besamim. (This is different than foods where there’s an obligation to figure out the appropriate halacha instead of making Shehakol.) <ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 176, chapter 19) </ref> | ||
# If one is unsure whether a product has a nice or strong smell, one may smell it to check, make the Bracha, and then make the Bracha. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 180, chapter 19) </ref> | # If one is unsure whether a product has a nice or strong smell, one may smell it to check, make the Bracha, and then make the Bracha. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 180, chapter 19), [https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehalacha.com%2Fattach%2FVolume4%2FIssue11.pdf Halachically Speaking] quoting Ben Ish Chai (VeEtchanan#2). </ref> | ||
==No Bracha== | ==No Bracha== | ||
# Certain items have no Bracha including: tavak <ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 397, Luach Brachot) </ref> | # Certain items have no Bracha including: tavak <ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 397, Luach Brachot) </ref> | ||
