The following comes from the Sefer called Birchas Hanehenin written by the Alter Rebbe.
Chapter 1:
Its a positive commandment from the Torah to say a brocha/blessings after eating mazon(food which sustains) as its written, "You shall eat and be satisfied and bless Hashem."
The Rabbis instituted the reciting of a blessing before eating or drinking anything; anyone who has pleasure from this world without reciting a blessing is as if they benefited from that which is consecrated to heaven, as it says: "The earth and everything in it is Hashem's..."
2 comments:
Would this apply to things like smells as well?
Yes, we shall discuss that in a few weeks but there are special brochos to say on smelling things, as long as its good. We for example don't recite a brocha on vinegar. We shall discuss this more at length as we go along.
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