אורח חיים רי״זOrach Chayim 217

Siman 217 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 8 se'ifim

הלכות שאר ברכותLaws of Other Blessings· siman 217

Se’if 1א׳

הַנִּכְנָס לַחֲנוּתוֹ שֶׁל בַּשָּׂם שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ מִינֵי בְּשָׂמִים, מְבָרֵךְ בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי בְּשָׂמִים; יָשַׁב שָׁם כָּל הַיּוֹם, אֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ אֶלָּא אַחַת; נִכְנָס וְיוֹצֵא נִכְנָס וְיוֹצֵא, מְבָרֵךְ עַל כָּל פַּעַם; וְדַוְקָא שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה בְּדַעְתּוֹ לַחֲזֹר, אֲבָל הָיָה דַּעְתּוֹ לַחֲזֹר לֹא יְבָרֵךְ.

One who enters the shop of a perfumer in which there are kinds of spices blesses "who creates kinds of spices". If he sat there the whole day, he blesses only once; if he went in and came out, went in and came out, he blesses each time. And that is specifically where it was not in his mind to return; but if his mind was to return, he does not bless.

Se’if 2ב׳

אֵין מְבָרְכִין עַל הָרֵיחַ, אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן נַעֲשָׂה לְהָרִיחַ; הִלְכָּךְ אֵין מְבָרְכִין עַל בְּשָׂמִים שֶׁל מֵתִים הַנְּתוּנִים לְמַעְלָה מֵהַמִּטָּה, שֶׁאֵינָם אֶלָּא לְהַעֲבִיר סִרְחוֹנוֹ שֶׁל מֵת, אֲבָל נְתוּנִים לְמַטָּה, מְבָרְכִין, שֶׁאֲנִי אוֹמֵר: לִכְבוֹד הַחַיִּים הֵם עֲשׂוּיִים; וְכֵן אֵין מְבָרְכִין עַל בְּשָׂמִים שֶׁל בֵּית הַכִּסֵא וְלֹא עַל שֶׁמֶן הֶעָשׂוּי לְהַעֲבִיר אֶת הַזֻּהֲמָא.

One does not bless over a scent unless it was made to give scent. Therefore one does not bless over the spices of the dead that are placed above the bier, for they serve only to take away the foul smell of the dead; but over those placed beneath it one blesses, for I say: they are made for the honour of the living. And likewise one does not bless over the spices of the privy, nor over oil made to take away the filth.

Se’if 3ג׳

מֻגְמָר שֶׁמְּגַמְּרִין בּוֹ אֶת הַכֵּלִים, אֵין מְבָרְכִין עָלָיו, לְפִי שֶׁלֹּא נַעֲשָׂה לְהָרִיחַ בְּעַצְמוֹ שֶׁל מֻגְמָר, אֶלָּא כְּדֵי לִתֵּן רֵיחַ בַּכֵּלִים; וְכֵן הַמֵּרִיחַ בְּכֵלִים שֶׁהֵם מְגֻמָרִים אֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ, לְפִי שֶׁאֵין עִקָּר, אֶלָּא רֵיחַ בְּלֹא עִקָּר.

Incense with which vessels are perfumed — one does not bless over it, because it was not made to give scent of the incense itself, but to impart scent to the vessels. And likewise one who smells vessels that have been perfumed does not bless, because there is no substance, only a scent without a substance.

Se’if 4ד׳

בְּשָׂמִים שֶׁל עֶרְוָה, כְּגוֹן: קֻפָּה שֶׁל בְּשָׂמִים תָּלוּי בְּצַוָּארָהּ, אוֹ אוֹחֶזֶת בְּיָדָהּ, אוֹ בְּפִיהָ אֵין מְבָרְכִין עֲלֵיהֶם, לְפִי שֶׁאָסוּר לְהָרִיחַ בָּהֶם, שֶׁמָּא יָבֹא לִידֵי הֶרְגֵּל נְשִׁיקָה אוֹ קֵרוּב בָּשָׂר.

The spices of a woman forbidden to him — such as a basket of spices hanging at her neck, or that she holds in her hand or in her mouth — one does not bless over them, because it is forbidden to smell them, lest he come to a habit of kissing or of bodily closeness.

…and 3 more se'ifim in this siman.

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

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