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Is there or what is the Bracha on Tobacco Snuff especially now that they come with mint and buble gum flavor (at least in Israel)?

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Q: What bracha do you make on poison? A: Bracha Achrona! – Double AA♦ Jan 22 '12 at 3:41
@DoubleAA that's a good one! – Hacham Gabriel Jan 22 '12 at 4:04
I would say no Beracha assuming it is bad for you? – Hacham Gabriel Jan 22 '12 at 4:05
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No bracha is made on smoking anything, or inhaling any substance through the nose. Only when enjoying a naturally-occurring scent of a plant does one make the appropriate bracha (isvei, atzvei, minei) according to different customs. – user1095 Jan 22 '12 at 9:57
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@Will See this question regarding if it has to be naturally occurring. But it certainly does not have to be a plant as the Shulchan Aruch OC 216:2 explicitly mentions musk which is not a plant. – Double AA♦ Jan 22 '12 at 15:44
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One opinion (unknown) says "Mine Besamim". However, HaRav Moshe Levi ZSWQ"L (Birkat Hashem) writes not to make a blessing.

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The bracha for snuff, is borei minei/Isvei Bsamim. Same bracha you make on anything that you sniff or smell.

Some even use the snuff to help them reach 100 brachot a day.

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I would've thought that snuff is Borei Isvei Vesamim as it is ground up leaves (to the best of my knowledge). Also, I thought the question was more about the added scents. – Double AA♦ Jan 22 '12 at 9:13
@DoubleAA Not sure, I think it depends if they are sefardi or Ashkenazi. – avi Jan 22 '12 at 9:17
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The pleasant scent of snuff is artificial, not from the tobacco leaf itself. There is no bracha made on it. Those who smell leaves to help reach 100 brachos (like on a fast day where Birchas Hamazon won't be said) use fresh leaves or flowers of various varieties. – user1095 Jan 22 '12 at 9:56
@Will I'll be sure to tell the people at a shul in Harnof that they are all doing it wrong then. – avi Jan 22 '12 at 10:14
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how about a source for your claim I have seen many elderly men in Yerushlayim and I never saw someone make a Bracha? – simchastorah Jan 22 '12 at 13:05
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