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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
# 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> | # 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 | # 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== | ==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> | # 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> | # 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 | # 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== | ==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> | # 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> | ||
