Parshas Mishpatim

[Hilchos Shabbos]

"מזמור שיר ליום השבת, טוב להודות לד'..."

 "The pleasure of smell is a remarkable happiness: the savor of foods, of baking, of spices, and of wines; and the aroma of the garden, the fields and the forest; the smell of the sea, the smell of spring, and the fragrance of flowers.

What a wonderful gift has Hashem given us. When the sinuses act up due to a cold, and the faculty of smell suddenly becomes interrupted, one realizes how much he misses it, and how bland the food tastes without it."

The Marvelous Wonders of Creation, by Rabbi Mordechai Menachem Reich ZT"L (Mordechai Menachem Mendel -en Dovid Aryeh), adapted from the works of Rabbi Avigdor Miller, ZT'''L