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==When to make the Bracha== | ==When to make the Bracha== | ||
# Even though it’s preferable to say Shechiyanu before the Bracha on the fruit, the minhag is to make the Bracha on the food and then the Shehechiyanu. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 225:11 writes that it’s preferable to say Shechiyanu first in order not to make an interruption between the Bracha and eating. However, Zevot HaBracha (pg 159) writes that the minhag is to make the Bracha on the fruit first. </ref> | # Even though it’s preferable to say Shechiyanu before the Bracha on the fruit, the minhag is to make the Bracha on the food and then the Shehechiyanu. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 225:11 writes that it’s preferable to say Shechiyanu first in order not to make an interruption between the Bracha and eating. However, Zevot HaBracha (pg 159) writes that the minhag is to make the Bracha on the fruit first. </ref> | ||
# If one forgot to make the Bracha before eating, one may make it anytime one didn’t finish eating, however once one finished, one can’t make a Shechiyanu on that fruit. <Ref> | # If one forgot to make the Bracha before eating, one may make it anytime one didn’t finish eating, however once one finished, one can’t make a Shechiyanu on that fruit. <Ref>Zevot HaBracha (pg 160) based on Mishna Brurah 225:13 and quoting Rav Elyashiv </ref> | ||
==Which fruit?== | ==Which fruit?== | ||
# One only makes a Bracha on fruits that grow yearly, however, fruits that grow all year round don’t require a Shechiyanu. <Ref> S”A 225:6 </ref> | # One only makes a Bracha on fruits that grow yearly, however, fruits that grow all year round don’t require a Shechiyanu. <Ref> S”A 225:6 </ref> | ||
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# The following do require a Shechiyanu: avocado, watermelon, peach, cherry, quince, mango, apricot, grapes, strawberry, plum, cactus, and raspberry. | # The following do require a Shechiyanu: avocado, watermelon, peach, cherry, quince, mango, apricot, grapes, strawberry, plum, cactus, and raspberry. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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