The poskim write that the minhag for Ashkenazim is to always make the bracha borei minei besamim at havdalah, regardless of the type of smell used. Although one is generally obligated to recite the most specific bracha possible (similar to shehakol versus other brachos regarding foods), since havdalah is done by all, including those who […]
We are continuing in siman 6. When we learned the brachos of haeitz and haadama on foods, we learned that there are a few criteria to determine when an item becomes haeitz. All poskim agree that a part of the tree must last from year to year to be haeitz. There is a machlokes rishonim
We are continuing in siman 5. THe Chayei Adam writes that one should avoid smelling peppercorns (which are a tree berry) and ginger. These items are generally not used for their smell, but for their taste. Therefore, some poskim hold they do not receive a bracha, and others hold that even if the consensus
We are beginning siman 4. The Chayei Adam writes that the bracha on cloves is borei minei besamim. Borei minei besamim is the most general bracha for smell, and is only recited when there is not a more specific bracha that can be recited. Cloves grow on a tree, and are the fruit of a
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We have finished siman 2 and have a few points to clarify. The Chayei Adam wrote that the correct text of the bracha for good smelling fruits is asher nosan reiach tov bapeiros, in past tense. Many siddurim have the text hanosein reiach tov bapeiros, in the present tense. The Chayei Adam, Mishnah Berurah and
We are continuing in siman 2 regarding the bracha of asher nosan reiach tov bapeiros. We learned yesterday that one should avoid smelling an esrog during Sukkos, due to the machlokes whether one should make a bracha. It is important to point out that the Mishnah Berurah writes that if one does pick up an
We are beginning siman 2. There are multiple brachos determined by Chazal for smell: The most general bracha is borei minei besamim. Borei isvei besamim is for items which grow as grasses. Borei atzei besamim is for items which grow on trees or tree-like plants. Fruits which have a beautiful smell are asher nosan reiach
We are beginning Klal 61, which discusses the brachos made on smell. The Chayei Adam begins by writing that one is forbidden to derive benefit from a good smell without making a bracha. We know there is a general rule, also learned from a pasuk, prohibiting benefit from this world without a bracha, but the
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We are beginning siman 7. The Chayei Adam discusses a case where one joins a group of people, who are eating, for the purpose of their company (i.e., not for the purpose of eating). If, as a nice gesture, they offer him something to drink, he obviously makes a bracha. If they offer him a
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In siman 6, the Chayei Adam discusses situations a) of one who makes a bracha on a fruit before the fruit was in front of them, b) if the fruit dropped between making the bracha and before eating from it, and c) when makes a bracha and then realizes their item was inedible. The Chayei
We have finished siman 5, and there are a few points we need to clarify. We learned (shiur 1164, 1167) that, by default, a bracha does not extend from food to drink or vice versa. Rav Elyashiv ztl adds that this halacha also applies to even different foods or different drinks which serve different functions,
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We have finished siman 5, and there are a few points we need to clarify. We learned the halacha of a guest, and the ability for one to outsource their daas to someone else. Rav Elyashiv zt”l applied this halacha to a husband and wife, if one of them is not involved in the decisions
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We are beginning siman 5. We will discuss the concept of “outsourcing” daas to someone else. The Chayei Adam writes that everything he has written until now regarding extending a bracha regards one eating in their own house, under their own purview. If one is eating as a guest, once they make a bracha, it
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We are beginning siman 4. The siman continues discussing a situation in which one made a bracha without any explicit daas (but rather stam daas), and now wishes to bring a new food to the table. We learned that the Chayei Adam’s opinion is that the bracha will only extend if there is leftover of
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We need to correct a mistake. The Chayei Adam has an approach which is not accepted as the halacha, and, because we have been following his text, it has led to a mistake. The Shulchan Aruch, in 206:5, writes that if one makes a bracha on fruits, and then more fruits are brought to the
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We are beginning siman 2. If one makes a bracha on a less choshuv fruit, and then a new, more choshuv fruit is brought out, the Chayei Adam writes that one must have had intent at the time of the bracha to include the second item. If they did not have intent, they will need
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We are continuing in siman 1. The Chayei Adam continues discussing the halachos of extending one’s bracha when they had stam daas at the time they made the bracha. In a case of stam daas, even if all of the fruits on the table were eaten and others were subsequently brought out, the Chayei Adam
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We are beginning siman 1. We have learned (shiur 1159) that there are five types of intent one can have at the time of their bracha: to eat a specific number of foods Intent to eat as much as possible Stam daas Koveah/k’vius to eat “Outsourced” daas Today, the Chayei Adam will discuss the first
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We are continuing with an introduction to Klal 60. We learned that one of the levels of intent a person could have at the time of their bracha is stam daas. There are three other criteria which will be taken into consideration when a person has such daas. The first is what is currently on
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We are beginning Klal 60, which discusses extending a bracha. There are many different points to this concept. The first concept we need to understand regarding extending a bracha are the different levels of intent one can have when making a bracha, and how they will relate to extending it. There are five levels of
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