Monday, February 22, 2016

The Proper Order When Saying Al Ha'etz and Boreh Nefashot

The Proper Order When Saying Al Ha'etz and Boreh Nefashot
Day: Monday
Date: February 22, 2016
Parshat: Ki Tisa
Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 208


A person who ate fruits of the shiv'at haminim and also ate vegetables needs to say boreh nefashot and al ha'etz. The words "ve'al tenuvat hasadeh" that are said as part of the text of al ha'etz can technically be interpreted to include vegetables as well. Because of that, if a person had eaten fruits of the shiv'at haminim and also vegetables and then said al ha'etz, he can no longer say boreh nefashot since the words "ve'al tenuvat hasadeh" may have already covered the vegetables. Therefore, to avoid any issues, in such a situation boreh nefashot is said before al ha'etz. One who ate shehakol foods and fruits of the shiv'at haminim however, says al ha'etz first since those words cannot be interpreted to cover such foods.


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