Blessing on Tobacco with Oil
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Question
Is it permissible to bless the tobacco [in the attached picture] without concern, since it is possible that over time the scent is not from the spices but from the oil added to it?
Answer
Hello Rabbi
I do not know if indeed oil is added there or not. And even assuming oil is added, what is its scent.
If the oil has its own scent, it is possible to discern whether you are smelling the oil or the spices.
And if the oil only moistens the spices and causes them to smell for a longer time, it is certainly permissible to bless them, as their scent remains.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 216
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