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MB2 131b: Bracha on Smelling Incense, Esrogim, and Bread (216:13-14)

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

What bracha do you make on smelling incense? Do you make a bracha on smelling an etrog even though you're intent is to use it for a mitzvah? What, if any, bracha is made when you smell pleasant-smelling fruit or bread?

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FSHEA is the Associate Rabbi at the Young Israel of Woodmere. He has been giving a Daf Yomi shiur for 30 years (available on YUTorah), and also gives a weekly gemara be’iyun shiur, daily halacha shiurim, and many other classes. An international lecturer on medical and halachic issues, Rabbi Dr. Glatt has autho...

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