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==After the fact== | ==After the fact== | ||
# There’s a dispute whether Bracha of Shehakol covers any Bracha for a nice smell and because of the dispute, after the fact, one may not make another Bracha. <ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 176, chapter 19) </ref> | # There’s a dispute whether Bracha of Shehakol covers any Bracha for a nice smell and because of the dispute, after the fact, one may not make another Bracha. <ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 176, chapter 19) </ref> | ||
# The Bracha of Atzi doesn’t cover the products that require Isbei. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 216:39, Vezot HaBracha (pg 176, chapter 19) </ref> | # The Bracha of Atzi doesn’t cover the products that require Isbei and the Bracha of Isbei doesn't cover products that require Atzi. <Ref>Kitzur S"A 58:7, Mishna Brurah 216:39, Vezot HaBracha (pg 176, chapter 19) </ref> | ||
==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>Kitzur S"A 58:7, 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), [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> | # 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> | ||
# No Bracha is made on a smell that was absorbed or rubbed off a nice smelling product, but now there’s no substance of the Basamim existent. Example: perfume bottle, etrog box, tea leaves. <ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 180, chapter 19) </ref> | # No Bracha is made on a smell that was absorbed or rubbed off a nice smelling product, but now there’s no substance of the Basamim existent. Example: perfume bottle, etrog box, tea leaves. <ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 180, chapter 19) </ref> | ||
# No Bracha is made of a nice smelling product that was used to remove a bad smell. | # No Bracha is made of a nice smelling product that was used to remove a bad smell. For example, one does not make a bracha upon smelling the nice smell of an air freshener in a bathroom. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 179, chapter 19) </ref> | ||
#The beracha of shehecheyanu is not recited on a fragrance, even those that are renewed each year. <ref> Mishna Berura 225:16 </ref> | #The beracha of shehecheyanu is not recited on a fragrance, even those that are renewed each year. <ref> Mishna Berura 225:16 </ref> | ||
==List of Brachot== | ==List of Brachot== | ||
