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Siman 58

כְּשֵׁם שֶׁאָסוּר לְאָדָם לֵהָנוֹת מִמַּאֲכָל אוֹ מַשְׁקֶה קֹדֶם שֶׁיְבָרֵךְ, כָּךְ אָסוּר לוֹ לֵהָנוֹת מֵרֵיחַ טוֹב קֹדֶם שֶׁיְבָרֵךְ, עָלָיו, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר, כָּל הַנְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל יָה. אֵיזֶהוּ דָּבָר שֶׁהַנְּשָׁמָה נֶהֱנֵית מִמֶּנּוּ וְאֵין הַגּוּף נֶהֱנֶה מִמֶּנּוּ. הֱוֵי אוֹמֵר, זֶה הָרֵיחַ. אֲבָל לְאַחֲרָיו אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לְבָרֵךְ, מִשּׁוּם דִּכְשֶׁמַּפְסִיק הָרֵיחַ מֵחָטְמוֹ, כְּבָר עָבְרָה הֲנָאָתוֹ וַהֲוֵי כְּמוֹ אֹכֶל שֶׁנִּתְעַכֵּל בְּמֵעָיו.

Just as we are forbidden to enjoy food or drink before reciting a berachah, so are we forbidden to enjoy any fragrant scent before reciting a berachah. As it is said, "Let every soul praise God." And what is it that only the soul enjoys and from which the body derives no pleasure? It is the fragrant scent. However, after enjoying [the fragrance], you need not say a concluding berachah, for as soon as the fragrance ceases, your enjoyment ceases, and it is the same as food that has already been digested.

כֵּיצַד מְבָרֵךְ עַל הָרֵיחַ הַטוֹב. אִם זֶה שֶׁיּוֹצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ הָרֵיחַ הוּא פְּרִי שֶׁהוּא רָאוּי לַאֲכִילָה, בֵּין שֶׁהוּא פְּרִי הָעֵץ בֵּין שֶׁהוּא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינוֹ רָאוּי לַאֲכִילָה אֶלָּא עַל יְדֵי תַּעֲרוֹבוֹת, כְּגוֹן אֱגוֹז מוּסְקַט, צִיטְרָאן (לִימוֹן) וְאֶתְרוֹג (בִּשְׁאָר יְמוֹת הַשָּׁנָה, חוּץ מִסֻכּוֹת שֶׁיִתְבָּאֵר בְּסִימָן קל"ז סָעִיף ז') מִכָּל מָקוֹם כֵּיוָן שֶׁעִקָּרוֹ לַאֲכִילָה, מְבָרֵךְ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן (וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים הַנּוֹתֵן) רֵיחַ טוֹב בַּפֵּרוֹת. וְדַוְקָא כְּשֶׁנִּתְכַּוֵּן לְהָרִיחַ בּוֹ. אֲבָל אִם לֹא נִתְכַּוֵּן לְהָרִיחַ אֶלָּא לַאֲכִילָה, וְהָרֵיחַ בָּא לוֹ מִמֵּילָא, אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לְבָרֵךְ עַל הָרֵיחַ. הַמֵּרִיחַ בְּקַאפֶע קָלוּי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ רֵיחַ טוֹב, מְבָרֵךְ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן רֵיחַ טוֹב בַּפֵּרוֹת.

What berachah do you say over a pleasant fragrance? If the fragrance comes from a fruit that can be eaten, whether it is a fruit of a tree or a fruit of the ground, even if it can be eaten only when mixed [with other ingredients] such as nutmeg or a lemon or an esrog (citron) (all year round, except during the festival of Sukkos, as explained in Chapter 137:7), nevertheless, since this fruit is used mainly as food, you recite over it the berachah Asher nasan [Who gave] (some say: Hanosein) (Who gives …) rei'ach tov bapeiros [a fragrant scent into fruit]. [You say this berachah] only when you intentionally inhale it. But if your mind was not on smelling the fragrance, but you intended only to eat the fruit, and the fragrance reached you unintentionally, you need not say the berachah over the fragrance. If you smell roasted coffee, which has a pleasant scent, you say the berachah Asher nasan rei'ach tov bapeiros.

אִם זֶה שֶׁיּוֹצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ הָרֵיחַ הוּא עֵץ אוֹ מִין עֵץ, מְבָרֵךְ בּוֹרֵא עֲצֵי בְּשָׂמִים. וְלָכֵן עַל הַהֲדַס וְעַל וֶרֶד שֶׁקּוֹרִין ראזען וְעַל הַלְּבוֹנָה וְכַיּוֹצֵא בָּהֶם, מְבָרְכִין בּוֹרֵא עֲצֵי בְּשָׂמִים, דְּכֵיוָן דְּעִקָּרוֹ אֵינוֹ לַאֲכִילָה אֶלָּא לְהָרִיחַ לֹא הֲוֵי פֶּרִי. עַל פִּלְפְּלִין וְעַל זַנְגְּבִיל (אונגבער) יֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים דִּמְבָרְכִין, וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים דְּאֵין מְבָרְכִין, עַל כֵּן אֵין לְהָרִיחַ בָּהֶם.

If the thing from which the fragrance emanates is a tree or a tree-like plant, you say the berachah Borei atzei vesamim [Who has created fragrant woods]. Therefore, over myrtle, roses, frankincense and the like, you say Borei atzei vesamim. Since the main feature of these is not their food value, but rather their fragrance, they are not considered fruit. Regarding pepper and ginger, some authorities hold that they require a berachah, whereas according to others, no berachah should be said. Therefore, you should not smell [pepper and ginger].

עַל עֵשֶׂב וָיֶרֶק מְבָרְכִין בּוֹרֵא עִשְׂבֵי בְשָׂמִים (העי"ן בְּחִירִק וְהַבֵּי"ת רְפוּיָה, כִּי הַחִירִק הִיא תְּנוּעָה קַלָּה וְגַם הַבֵּי"ת שֶׁל בְּשָׂמִים רְפוּיָה דִסְמוּכָה לאהו"י) וְהַסִימָן לֵידַע מַה הוּא עֵץ וּמַה הוּא יֶרֶק, כֹּל שֶׁהַגִּבְעוֹל הוּא קָשֶׁה כְּגִבְעוֹל שֶׁל פִּשְׁתָּן, וּמִתְקַיֵּם מִשָּׁנָה לְשָׁנָה וּמוֹצִיא עָלִין, זֶהוּ עֵץ. וְאוֹתָן שֶׁהַגִּבְעוֹל לְעוֹלָם רַךְ, הֲוֵי עִשְׂבֵי בְּשָׂמִים.

[If the fragrance emanates] from grass or herbs you should recite Borei isvei vesamim [Who has created fragrant herbs]. (The letter ayin of isvei) is vocalized with a short i, the letter beis [of isvei] is pronounced as a veis. Likewise, the beis of vesamim is pronounced as a veis because it follows a yud, (the last letter of isvei) and the first letter of a word that follows an alef hei, vav, or yud never carries a dagesh. The characteristic feature that tells the difference between a tree and an herb is this: if its stalk is as hard as the stalk of flax and is perennial and produces leaves, it is a tree, but if the stalk is always soft, it is an herb.

אִם אֵינוֹ לֹא מִין עֵץ וְלֹא מִין עֵשֶׂב כְּמוֹ הַמּוּסְק (פִיזָאם) מְבָרֵךְ עָלָיו בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי בְּשָׂמִים. וְכֵן עַל פִּטְרִיּוֹת (שׁוְועמְליך) יְבֵשׁוֹת שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהֶן רֵיחַ טוֹב, אִם מֵרִיחַ בָּהֶן נִרְאֶה לִי דְּיֵשׁ לְבָרֵךְ בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי בְּשָׂמִים.

If it is neither a tree nor an herb, but like musk, [when you inhale its fragrance] you recite the berachah Borei minei vesamim, [Who has created various kinds of fragrances]. Likewise, [when you smell dried mushrooms, if they have a pleasant scent, it seems to me that you should also say the berachah Borei minei vesamim.

עַל שֶׁמֶן אֲפַרְסְמוֹן הַגָּדֵל בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְֹרָאֵל, לַחֲשִׁיבוּתוֹ שֶׁגָּדֵל בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְֹרָאֵל קָבְעוּ לוֹ בְרָכָה בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ וּמְבָרְכִין עָלָיו בּוֹרֵא שֶׁמֶן עָרֵב.

Balsam oil which grows in the Land of Israel, enjoys a prominence as a product of the Land of Israel, and a special berachah has been instituted for it, which reads: Borei shemen areiv [Who has created pleasant-scented oil].

בֵּרַךְ עַל שֶׁל עֵץ עִשְׂבֵי בְּשָׂמִים, וְכֵן לְהִפּוּךְ, לֹא יָצָא. אֲבָל אִם בֵּרַךְ בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי בְּשָׂמִים עַל כָּל הַמִּינִים, יָצָא. וְלָכֵן בְּכָל דָּבָר שֶׁהוּא מְסֻפָּק בְּבִרְכָּתוֹ, וְאִי אֶפְשָׁר לוֹ לְהִתְבָּרֵר, מְבָרֵךְ עָלָיו בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי בְּשָׂמִים. וְנִרְאֶה לִי דְאִם בֵּרַךְ עַל פְּרִי הָעֵץ בּוֹרֵא עֲצֵי בְּשָׂמִים, יָצָא. וְעַל כֵּן נִרְאֶה לִי כִּי עַל צִפֹּרֶן (נֶעגְלִיךְ קרנפל) וְכֵן עַל קְלִפַּת תַּפוּחַ זָהָב (מֶערַאנְצֶען) וְלִימוֹנִים (צִיטְרָאנִין) יֵשׁ לְבָרֵךְ בּוֹרֵא עֲצֵי בְּשָׂמִים.

[If, by mistake] you said over a fragrance from a tree the berachah Borei isvei vesamim, or, conversely, [over fragrances from herbs, you said atzei vesamim], you have not fulfilled your obligation. But if you say Borei minei vesamim over any of the [fragrant] species, you have fulfilled your obligation. Therefore, if you are in doubt, regarding any species, as to what berachah to say, and you are unable to determine its classification, you should say the berachah Borei minei vesamim. It seems to me that if you said the berachah Borei atzei vesamim on smelling the fruit of a tree, you have fulfilled your duty. Therefore, it seems to me, that on smelling cloves, orange peel, and lemon peel, you should say Borei atzei vesamim.

שֶׁמֶן אוֹ מַיִם שֶׁבִּשְׂמוּ בִּבְשָׂמִים, אִם בַּעֲצֵי בְשָׂמִים, מְבָרֵךְ בּוֹרֵא עֲצֵי בְּשָׂמִים. וְאִם בְּעִשְׂבֵי בְּשָׂמִים, מְבָרֵךְ בּוֹרֵא עִשְׂבֵי בְּשָׂמִים. וְאִם הָיוּ בּוֹ עֵצִים וַעֲשָׂבִים מְבָרֵךְ בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי בְּשָׂמִים. וְכֵן בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁיֵּשׁ רֵיחַ מְעֹרָב מִמִּינִים שׁוֹנִים, מְבָרֵךְ בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי בְּשָׂמִים. אִם הוֹצִיאוּ הַבְּשָׂמִים מִן הַשֶּׁמֶן וּמִן הַמַּיִם, יֵשׁ סָפֵק אִם מְבָרְכִין עֲלֵיהֶם, כֵּיוָן שֶׁלֹּא נִשְׁאַר שָׁם הָעִקָּר. עַל כֵּן אֵין לְהָרִיחַ בָּהֶם.

Oil or water that was scented with spices from fragnrant wood (which are still in the oil or water), require the berachah Borei atzei vesamim. But [if the oil or water was scented] with fragrant herbs, you say [when smelling it] Borei isvei vesamim. If it was perfumed with both wood and herbs, you should say Borei minei vesamim. In all cases where the fragrance is a blend of several components, you should recite Borei minei vesamim. If the scent-producing substances were removed from the oil or the water, it is questionable whether a berachah is needed because the main ingredients are absent. Therefore, you should refrain from smelling [this kind of fragrance].

הָיוּ לְפָנָיו פְּרִי הַמֵּרִיחַ וַעֲצֵי בְּשָׂמִים וְעִשְׂבֵי בְּשָׂמִים וּמִינֵי בְּשָׂמִים, מְבָרֵךְ עַל כָּל אֶחָד בְּרָכָה הָרְאוּיָה לוֹ, וּמַקְדִּים לְבָרֵךְ תְּחִלָה עַל הַפְּרִי וְאַחַר כָּךְ עַל הָעֵץ, וְאַחַר כָּךְ עַל עִשְׂבֵי בְּשָׂמִים וְאַחַר כָּךְ עַל מִינֵי בְּשָׂמִים.

If fragrant fruit is set before you together with scented wood, herbs, and spices, you should say over each the berachah that is appropriate to it [in the following order:] first you say the berachah over the fruit, then over the wood, then over the herbs, and, finally, the berachah over the spices.

מֻגְמָר, דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁמְּשִׂימִין בְּשָׂמִים עַל גֶּחָלִים שֶׁיַּעֲלֶה רֵיחַ טוֹב, מְבָרְכִין עָלָיו מִשֶּׁיַּעֲלֶה הֶעָשָׁן קֹדֶם שֶׁיַּגִּיעַ לוֹ הָרֵיחַ, כְּמוֹ בְּכָל בִּרְכַּת הַנֶּהֱנִין. אֲבָל לֹא יְבָרֵךְ קֹדֶם שֶׁעוֹלֶה הֶעָשָׁן, דִּבְעִינָן בְּרָכָה סָמוּכָה לַהֲנָאָה. אִם הַמֻּגְמָר הוּא מִין עֵץ, מְבָרֵךְ עֲצֵי בְּשָׂמִים. וְאִם שֶׁל עֵשֶׂב, עִשְׂבֵי בְּשָׂמִים. וְאִם שֶׁל שְׁאָר מִינִים, בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי בְּשָׂמִים. וְדַוְקָא כְּשֶׁמֻּגְמָר בִּשְׁבִיל לְהָרִיחַ, אֲבָל מַה שֶּׁמְעַשְׁנִין בִּשְׁבִיל לְבַטֵּל הַסִּרְחוֹן כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁנּוֹתְנִין בְּשָׂמִים אֵצֶל הַמֵּתִים, אֵין מְבָרְכִין עָלָיו כְּלָל.

[If you smell] incense, i.e., spices burnt on coals which produces aromatic fragrances, you should say the berachah as soon as the fumes rise, before inhaling the aroma, as is the rule with all berachos said over articles for human enjoyment. However, you should not say the berachah before the fumes rise, for a berachah must be recited immediately before the enjoyment. If the incense consists of fragrant wood, you should recite Borei atzei vesamim; if it consists of herbs, isvei vesamim, if it is made up of other kinds [of spices], you should say Borei minei vesamim, You should say the berachah only when you bum the incense especially in order to smell its aroma, but if incense is burned in order to deodorize [a room], as in the case where aromatic substances are placed near a corpse, no berachah should be said.

וְכֵן כָּל דָּבָר שֶׁאֵינוֹ עוֹמֵד לְהָרִיחַ, כְּגוֹן בְּשָׂמִים הַמֻּנָּחִים בַּחֶדֶר לִסְחוֹרָה, וְכֵן מֻגְמָר שֶׁמְגַמְּרִין בּוֹ אֶת הַכֵּלִים, שֶׁלֹּא נַעֲשָׂה לְהָרִיחַ בְּעַצְמוֹ, רַק לִתֵּן רֵיחַ בַּכֵּלִים, אֵין מְבָרְכִין עֲלֵיהֶם, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהוּא מִתְכַּוֵּן לְהָרִיחַ.

All spices that are not meant specifically for smelling such as spices that are stored in a room as merchandise and perfume used only to scent garments, and not meant to be smelled for its fragrance, but only to give a fresh scent to the garments, require no berachah, even when you smell them intentionally.

הַנִּכְנָס לְתוֹךְ חֲנוּת שֶׁל בְּשָׂמִים אוֹ (אַפָּאטָהעק) בֵּית מִרְקַחַת וְנִתְכַּוֵּן לְהָרִיחַ, מְבָרֵךְ בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי בְּשָׂמִים, כִּי הַבְּשָׂמִים שֶׁבַּחֲנוּת עוֹמְדִין לְהָרִיחַ, דְּנִיחָא לֵיה, לְבַעַל הַחֲנוּת שֶׁיָּרִיחוּ בְּנֵי אָדָם וְיִקְנוּ. נִכְנָס וְיוֹצֵא נִכְנָס וְיוֹצֵא, אִם הָיְתָה דַּעְתּוֹ מִתְּחִלָה לַחֲזוֹר, אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לְבָרֵךְ. וְאִם הִסִּיחַ דַּעְתּוֹ אוֹ שֶׁיָּצָא וְשָׁהָה זְמַן מְרֻבֶּה אוֹ שֶׁנִּכְנַס לַחֲנוּת אַחֶרֶת, צָרִיךְ לְבָרֵךְ בְּכָל פָּעַם.

However, if you enter a store that sells spices, or a pharmacy, and you intend to smell them, you should say Borei minei vesamim, since the spices in the store are displayed in order to be smelled, as this is the shopkeeper's interest, for the aroma will make people buy [the spices]. If you keep going in and out of the store, [and when you first said the berachah,] you had in mind to return to the store, you need not repeat the berachah. But if you were distracted or you stayed away a long time from the store or you visited another store, you must repeat the berachah when you return.

רֵיחַ שֶׁאֵין לוֹ עִקָּר, כְּגוֹן בְּגָדִים שֶׁהֵם מֻגְמָרִים, אוֹ שֶׁהָיוּ בְּשָׂמִים מֻנָּחִים בִּכְּלִי וְקָלַט רֵיחַ, וְכֵן הַמְמַשְׁמֵשׁ בְּאֶתְרוֹגִים אוֹ בִּשְׁאָר פֵּרוֹת הַמְּרִיחִים וְנִשְׁאַר בְּיָדוֹ אוֹ בְּבִגְדּוֹ רֵיחַ, אֵין מְבָרְכִין עָלָיו.

Scents that emanate from objects other than the original source, such as from garments that have been perfumed, or from a vessel that contained spices and absorbed their scent, or from your hands after you handled esrogim (citrons), or other fragrant fruit, require no berachah.

בְּסִימָן קנ"ב סָעִיף ח יְבֹאָר, דְּאָסוּר לְהָרִיחַ בִּבְשָׂמִים שֶׁל אִשָּׁה. וּבְסִימָן קס"ז סָעִיף ו' יְבֹאַר דְּאָסוּר לְהָרִיחַ בְּרֵיחַ שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה לַעֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים, וּמִכָּל שֶׁכֵּן דְּאָסוּר לְבָרֵךְ עֲלֵיהֶם (רס"ז רי"ז).

Chapter 152:8 mentions the law which states that it is forbidden to smell perfumes created for women, and Chapter 167:7 mentions the law according to which it is forbidden to smell the incense which was burned for idol worship. Needless to say, that it is forbidden to say a berachah over them.

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Pirkei Avot 6:10

Dr. Joshua Kulp

חֲמִשָּׁה קִנְיָנִים קָנָה לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בְעוֹלָמוֹ, וְאֵלּוּ הֵן, תּוֹרָה קִנְיָן אֶחָד, שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ קִנְיָן אֶחָד, אַבְרָהָם קִנְיָן אֶחָד, יִשְׂרָאֵל קִנְיָן אֶחָד, בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ קִנְיָן אֶחָד. תּוֹרָה מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (משלי ח), ה' קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָז. שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ קִנְיָן אֶחָד מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (ישעיה סו), כֹּה אָמַר ה' הַשָּׁמַיִם כִּסְאִי וְהָאָרֶץ הֲדֹם רַגְלָי אֵי זֶה בַיִת אֲשֶׁר תִּבְנוּ לִי וְאֵי זֶה מָקוֹם מְנוּחָתִי, וְאוֹמֵר (תהלים קד) מָה רַבּוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ ה' כֻּלָּם בְּחָכְמָה עָשִׂיתָ מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ קִנְיָנֶךָ. אַבְרָהָם קִנְיָן אֶחָד מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (בראשית יד), וַיְבָרְכֵהוּ וַיֹּאמַר בָּרוּךְ אַבְרָם לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ. יִשְׂרָאֵל קִנְיָן אֶחָד מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (שמות טו), עַד יַעֲבֹר עַמְּךָ ה' עַד יַעֲבֹר עַם זוּ קָנִיתָ, וְאוֹמֵר (תהלים טז) לִקְדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ הֵמָּה וְאַדִּירֵי כָּל חֶפְצִי בָם. בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ קִנְיָן אֶחָד מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (שמות טו), מָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ פָּעַלְתָּ ה' מִקְּדָשׁ ה' כּוֹנְנוּ יָדֶיךָ. וְאוֹמֵר (תהלים עח) וַיְבִיאֵם אֶל גְּבוּל קָדְשׁוֹ הַר זֶה קָנְתָה יְמִינוֹ:

Five possessions did the Holy Blessed One, set aside as his own in this world, and these are they: The Torah, one possession; Heaven and earth, another possession; Abraham, another possession; Israel, another possession; The Temple, another possession. 1a) The Torah is one possession. From where do we know this? Since it is written, “The Lord possessed (usually translated as ‘created’) me at the beginning of his course, at the first of His works of old” (Proverbs 8:22). 2a) Heaven and earth, another possession. From where do we know this? Since it is said: “Thus said the Lord: The heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool; Where could you build a house for Me, What place could serve as My abode? (Isaiah 66:1) And it says: “How many are the things You have made, O Lord; You have made them all with wisdom; the earth is full of Your possessions” (Psalms 104:24). 3a) Abraham is another possession. From where do we know this? Since it is written: “He blessed him, saying, “Blessed by Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth” (Genesis 15:19). 4a) Israel is another possession. From where do we know this? Since it is written: “Till Your people cross over, O Lord, Till Your people whom You have possessed” (Exodus 15:16). And it says: “As to the holy and mighty ones that are in the land, my whole desire (possession) is in them” (Psalms 16:3). 5a) The Temple is another possession. From where do we know this? Since it is said: “The sanctuary, O lord, which your hands have established” (Exodus 15:17”, And it says: “And He brought them to His holy realm, to the mountain, which His right hand had possessed” (Psalms 78:54).

I like to call out to all my Jewish friends:

Zechariah 8:23

23So said the Lord of Hosts: In those days, when ten men of all the languages of the nations shall take hold of the skirt of a Jewish man, saying, "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you."		כגכֹּֽה־אָמַר֘ יְהֹוָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֒ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔מָּה אֲשֶׁ֚ר יַֽחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים מִכֹּ֖ל לְשֹׁנ֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וְֽהֶחֱזִ֡יקוּ בִּכְנַף֩ אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדִ֜י לֵאמֹ֗ר נֵֽלְכָה֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם כִּ֥י שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים עִמָּכֶֽם:
ten men: from the seventy nations. This equals seven hundred for each corner. For the four corners of the tallith there will be two thousand and eight hundred.		עשרה אנשים: משבעים לשון הרי שבע מאות לכל כנף וכנף הרי לד' כנפי הטלית אלפים ושמונ' מאו':

Please Judah if a righteous gentile tries ‘to grasp your ‘tsi-sit’ and say: "Let me go with you, for I have heard that God is with you." Open your heart for him/her and share all our Torah. The Torah of Moshe Rabbeinu as it is written and spared and is teaches in the Tanach and all scripture of Rabbinical Judaism………

Ariel your Representee, Representee of Ephraim and adviser (not a rabbi but friendly adviser) of Bet Yisrael international on the Har HaBayit.

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