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==Rules== | |||
# Fruit of the tree which halachically is defined as having a trunk that stays alive and produces fruit year after year has the Bracha of HaEtz. <Ref>Veten Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner pg 392, chapter 22) </ref> | |||
# Vines and bushes are considered trees and the fruit are HaEtz if the bush grows taller than 3 tefachim (9 inches). Examples of this include blueberries, grapes, and kiwis. <Ref>Veten Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner pg 394, chapter 22) </ref> | |||
==Fruit that are HaAdama== | |||
# A banana plant’s trunk dies yearly and so bananas are HaAdama. <Ref>Veten Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner pg 393, chapter 22) </ref> | |||
# Raspberries and papaya are similar to bananas and have the Bracha of HaAdama. <Ref>Veten Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner pg 395, chapter 22) </ref> | |||
# Bushes which grow within 3 tefachim (9 inches) of the ground have the Bracha of HaAdama. Examples of this include cranberries and wild blueberries. <Ref>Veten Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner pg 393, chapter 22) </ref> | |||
==Fruits or vegetables receiving Shehakol== | |||
# If one eats a fruit or vegetable in a way that is not the usual way it is eaten in that local one should make a Shehakol. <Ref>S”A 205:1 </ref> | |||
# Examples include eating quince, onions (outside of salad), or peanuts raw requires Shehakol and eating melon, cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, or walnuts cooked requires Shehakol. <Ref>Veten Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner pg 398-9, chapter 22) </ref> | |||
# If a fruit or vegetable is usually eaten raw and cooked then the regular Bracha applies. <Ref>S”A 202:12 </ref> | |||
# Examples include almond, apples, tomatoes, and carrots which are eaten raw and cooked. <Ref>Veten Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner pg 399-401, chapter 22) </ref> | |||
==Vegetables== | ==Vegetables== | ||
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