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BLOG WRITTEN BY RIVKA SARI 2011 (C) Written for workshop Shavuot. Enjoy

ברוך אתה ה’ א‑לוהינו, מלך העולם, בורא מיני בשמים.‏

Transliteration: Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu, melekh ha’olam, bo’re minei b’samim.Translation: “Blessed are You, Adonai our God, King of the universe, Who creates various kinds of spices.”The above Shemen Blessing tells about Shavuos the giving of the Torah and G-d’s love for the Jewish people.

This blessing is said whenever we use essential oils or smell any spices. In the course of the havdalah ceremony (ending of the weekly Shabbat), we sniff at besamim — aromatic herbs, spices, or fruit (whole cloves are very popular). With the entry of each Shabbat, the soul of every Jewish soul is uplifted by the presence of a neshamah yeteira, an additional spiritual dimension, a “Shabbat Soul.” With the departure of Shabbat and the arrival of another mundane work week, this neshama yeteira departs, leaving behind a refreshed soul. According to many sages, of all the five senses, smell is the only one which impacts the soul. The fragrant smell of the besamim comforts and soothes the soul at its most difficult juncture of the week.
Jewish Sages tells us that the most beloved of sacrifices in the Temple was the offering of the Ketoret! Hence, it is most fitting that the final word of THE ORIGINAL LOVESONG, which is Shir HaShirim, is Besamim, a synonym for Ketoret. And why particularly this word Besamim rather than Ketoret? If you take a look at the word without the vowels, you can also read this word as B’Shamayim “in heaven”, for it is only in the world to come that we will feel the ultimate pleasure, intimacy, and closeness with Adonai that cannot even begin to be imaginable in this world; the place where we will have this special feeling for our Torah learning and good deeds for eternity.
Shavuot is the celebration of receiving the Torah and the children of Israel become his anointed people that Adonai has chosen to become His. the Torah is the ketubah (Marriage Contract) His commandments to live and have a loving relationship with Him.
One of the phrases used in describing the Torah is the  keddisha,  the concept of Kiddushin as related to the word in Hebrew that means holy, as a Jewish marriage is one of holiness, the phrase in Shir HaShirim where it says “on the day of his wedding”, refers to Matan Torah “Giving of the Torah”, for now, the Jewish people would henceforth be sanctified by means of being given the Torah. In a similar vein, Rabbis described Shir HaShirim, in which this phrase is mentioned, as being Kodesh Kodoshim, and mentioned that the world wasn’t worthy of being in existence until the day that it was given to the Jewish people, using the same phraseology of giving; and indeed, the world from its creation was dependent on continuing on only because the Jewish people accepted the Torah right before Matan Torah.
And in the Tefillin (Phylacteries), which is also a concept of binding ourselves to Hashem compared to the binding of husband and wife, there are four sections of the Torah on scroll, which includes the first two paragraphs of the Shema, and the last two sections of Parshat Bo where the wording of Torah is mentioned, in an ironic sharp contrast to the paragraph(s) of the Shema where the Mitzva of learning/teaching Torah is derived from.
There is a Beautiful Israeli Song that capture the love that Adonai has for his people.

קטורנה מסאלה אביא לה אבן מאדמות ביתי קטורנה מסאלה וגם פרי מעץ התאנים קטורנה מסאלה אביא לה קטורת מפרחי יסמין קטורנה מסאלה ומנגינה מארץ רחוקה
מה לא נתתי והיא שלחה בי אש אש לא הבאתי מה אוכל לבקש אהבה
קטורנה מסאלה אביא לה חול ממקומות קדושים קטורנה מסאלה וגם בשמים, מיני בשמים אביא קטורנה מסאלה אביא לה נזם וששה צמידים קוטרנה מסאלה ומנגינה מארץ רחוקה
מה לא נתתיOn Shabbat we each possess an “added soul.” Now that this extra measure of vitality and spirituality departs from us, we rejuvenate ourselves by smelling spices — smell being the most spiritual of the five senses.

Recite the special blessing thanking G-d for creating pleasant smelling plants, and pass around the spices for all participants to smell:

Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who creates various kinds of spices.

At Mt Sinai when we receive the Torah we are given the marriage contract of life and wellbeing. when we break that contract we smell awful to Adonai. Like a couple who fights in their marriage stink to Adonai. But when they love one another, have kindness and compassion and serve one another they are in fact a beautiful smell to Adonai.  The Torah is a extention of the first wedding that took place in Gan Aden  (Garden of Eden) of Adom and Chava. Shavuot is a celebration of that first wedding and receiving the Original contract in writing called the Torah Reminds us of that beautiful wedding. The fragrant garden was the B’samim spices and mirrored reflection of what love smells like.
Blessings to everyone this Shavuot. Love one another as G-d loves you.
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