Various Types of Spices and More

Blessings on smells

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Question

The store sells a jug with spices to bless on Shabbat and add up to 100 blessings. Inside, they placed a few mint branches to enhance the fragrance of the spices, but when I smell it, the mint is more noticeable than the spices themselves. Can one bless 'Borei Minei Besamim' on the spices on Shabbat? Another unrelated question. My son's third birthday falls on the upcoming Fast of Gedaliah, God willing. Is it appropriate to celebrate it on a fast day? And when should one go for blessings and a haircut if it also falls on Shabbat? Thank you!

Answer

Hello Rabbi

If the fragrance of the spices is also noticeable, one blesses 'Borei Minei Besamim' over everything.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 216, Seif 6
And if there were trees and herbs in it, one blesses 'Borei Minei Besamim'

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