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size=2>From: Micha Berger <A
href="mailto:micha@aishdas.org">micha@aishdas.org</A><BR><BR>>>Well, there
is a whole industry today of scents one can buy for the sole<BR>sake of their
lingering effect. The intent is, for examples, to bring<BR>a calm or an
alertness that lasts beyond the length of the candle /<BR>scented oil.
...<BR>Given this, why shouldn't a person smelling these aromas for
this<BR>purpose be chayav to make a berakhah achronah? And if so, what
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<DIV>You know when you have finished eating. You put your fork down, take
your last swallow, you are done. How do you know when you are done
smelling? </DIV>
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<DIV>Suppose you have a scented candle burning and it keeps burning for twelve
hours -- and you walk in and out of the room -- and the scent wafts through the
whole house -- and even after the candle burns out, the scent lingers -- how
would you determine that you had reached a point where you could say, "That's
it, I'm done smelling, time for the bracha acharona."</DIV>
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<DIV>Since the purpose of aromatherapy is to make people feel peaceful, the
bracha would be "oseh shalom bimromav" </DIV>
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<DIV>But since you might have the candle burning while you enjoy a long,
leisurely bath, well, you can't make a bracha in the bathroom! So on the
whole, it is rather convenient that we don't have to make that bracha
acharona. (And I frankly doubt that you have to make a bracha
rishona, either. Did you ever walk into a house where there's a
scented air freshener plugged into the wall and the smell of cinnamon
or lavender fills the house -- do you know anyone who makes a bracha over the
plug-in?)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10"><FONT color=#0000ff><BR></FONT><B><FONT color=#0000ff>--Toby
Katz<BR>==========<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=2
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