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==Boreh Atzei Besamim== | ==Boreh Atzei Besamim== | ||
# For tree products the Bracha is Boreh Atzei Besamim. Halacha includes any plant (above ground) that has a hard stalk, has leaves, and lasts from year to year. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 174, chapter 19) </ref> | # For tree products the Bracha is Boreh Atzei Besamim. Halacha includes any plant (above ground) that has a hard stalk, has leaves, and lasts from year to year. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 174, chapter 19) </ref> | ||
# Examples of tree products that require Atzei Besamim: Rose, Rosemary, Jasmine, Hadas (myrtle; not on Sukkot), honeysuckle (yellow and white flowery vine) <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 174, chapter 19) </ref> | # Examples of tree products that require Atzei Besamim: Rose, Rosemary, Jasmine, Hadas (myrtle; not on [[Sukkot]]), honeysuckle (yellow and white flowery vine) <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 174, chapter 19) </ref> | ||
==Boreh Isbei Besamim== | ==Boreh Isbei Besamim== | ||
# For shrub products the Bracha is Boreh Isbei Besamim. Halacha includes any plant that has a soft stalk or doesn’t last from year to year. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 174, chapter 19) </ref> | # For shrub products the Bracha is Boreh Isbei Besamim. Halacha includes any plant that has a soft stalk or doesn’t last from year to year. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 174, chapter 19) </ref> | ||
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==HaNoten Rayach Tov BaPerot== | ==HaNoten Rayach Tov BaPerot== | ||
# For edible fruits that give off a strong smell (from the fruit and not from the peel) the Bracha required is HaNoten Rayach Tov BaPerot. The major limitation of this category is that one should only make the Bracha for a strong smell and only if the fruit is taken to smell and not to eat. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 175, chapter 19) </ref> | # For edible fruits that give off a strong smell (from the fruit and not from the peel) the Bracha required is HaNoten Rayach Tov BaPerot. The major limitation of this category is that one should only make the Bracha for a strong smell and only if the fruit is taken to smell and not to eat. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 175, chapter 19) </ref> | ||
# Examples: Etrog (not on Sukkot), quince, apple, melon <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 175, chapter 19) </ref> | # Examples: Etrog (not on [[Sukkot]]), quince, apple, melon <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 175, chapter 19) </ref> | ||
==Boreh Mini Besamim== | ==Boreh Mini Besamim== | ||
# The general Bracha for nice smells is Boreh Mini Besamim and is made for non-plant or fruit products, or for items for which there’s an unresolved dispute in the poskim. <ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 175-7, chapter 19) </ref> | # The general Bracha for nice smells is Boreh Mini Besamim and is made for non-plant or fruit products, or for items for which there’s an unresolved dispute in the poskim. <ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 175-7, chapter 19) </ref> | ||
