Tuesday, December 29, 2015

One Who Has a Safek Ha'adama and a Definite Ha'adama or Ha'etz

One Who Has a Safek Ha'adama and a Definite Ha'adama or Ha'etz
Day: Tuesday
Date: December 29, 2015
Parshat: Shemot
Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 202


One who has in front of him a food who's beracha is ha'adama, and another food who's beracha is a safek whether or not it is ha'adama, such as a banana, should say the beracha on the food which is definitely ha'adama and that will cover both. Even on Shabbat, when it is necessary to say extra brachot to reach the count of one hundred, one should only say the beracha on the definite one rather than say shehakol on the safek just so that he'll be able to say an extra beracha. If he has a food who's beracha is a safek whether it is ha'etz or ha'adama, such as a banana, and a food that is for sure ha'etz, such as an apple, he should say the ha'etz and have in mind that the beracha is specificially for the apple and not the banana. If he did so, he can then say ha'adama when he is ready to eat the banana. If he did not have that in mind, he should just think the ha'adama on the banana instead of actually saying it.


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