אורח חיים ר״בOrach Chayim 202

Siman 202 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 18 se'ifim

הלכות ברכת הפירותLaws of Blessings on Fruit· siman 202

Se’if 1א׳

עַל כָּל פֵּרוֹת הָאִילָן מְבָרֵךְ בִּתְחִלָּה: בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ, חוּץ מֵהַיַּיִן שֶׁמְּבָרֵךְ עָלָיו: בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגֶּפֶן, בֵּין חַי בֵּין מְבֻשָּׁל בֵּין שֶׁהוּא עָשׂוּי קוֹנְדִּיטוֹן דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁנּוֹתְנִין בּוֹ דְּבַשׁ וּפִלְפְּלִין. הַגָּה: וְאִם נִתְעָרֵב יַיִן בַּשֵּׁכָר, אַזְלִינָן אַחַר הָרֹב, אִם הָרֹב יַיִן, מְבָרֵךְ: בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגֶּפֶן, וְאִם הָרֹב שֵׁכָר, מְבָרֵךְ: שֶׁהַכֹּל (בֵּית יוֹסֵף בְּשֵׁם הַתַּשְׁבֵּ"ץ).

We bless Creator of the fruits of the tree upon all arboreal produce at the outset, aside from wine, upon which we bless Creator of the fruits of the vine, whether the wine is raw or diluted, or whether it was spiced, in which honey and/or peppers are placed within the wine. Rema: And if wine was mixed in to beer, we go after the majority: if the majority of the mixture is wine, one blesses "Blessed is the Creator of the fruit of the vine"; and if the majority of the mixture is beer, one blesses "Blessed is the One through Whose Word everything was created".

Se’if 2ב׳

הַבֹּסֶר, כָּל זְמַן שֶׁלֹּא הִגִּיעַ לִכְפוּל הַלָּבָן, מְבָרֵךְ עָלָיו: בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה, וּמִשֶּׁהוּא כְּפוּל הַלָּבָן וָאֵילָךְ מְבָרֵךְ עָלָיו: בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ; וּמִתּוֹךְ שֶׁלֹּא נוֹדַע לָנוּ שִׁעוּר פוּל הַלָּבָן, לְעוֹלָם מְבָרֵךְ: בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה, עַד שֶׁיִּהְיֶה גָּדוֹל בְּיוֹתֵר; וּשְׁאָר כָּל הָאִילָן, מִשֶּׁיּוֹצִיאוּ פְּרִי, מְבָרְכִין עָלָיו: בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יְהֵא מַר אוֹ עָפוּץ בְּיוֹתֵר עַד שֶׁאֵינוֹ רָאוּי לַאֲכִילָה אֲפִלּוּ עַל יְדֵי הַדַּחַק, דְּאָז אֵין מְבָרְכִין עָלָיו כְּלָל. הַגָּה: וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים דְּעַל חֲרוּבִין אֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ, עַד שֶׁיִּרְאֶה בָּהֶן כְּמִין שַׁרְשְׁרָאוֹת שֶׁל חֲרוּבִין, וְכֵן בְּזֵיתִים עַד שֶׁיִּגְדַּל הַנֵּץ סְבִיבָיו, וְקֹדֶם לָכֵן מְבָרֵךְ: בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה, וְכֵן עִקָּר (טוּר).

Unripe grapes: so long as they have not reached the size of the white bean, one blesses over them "who creates the fruit of the ground"; and from when they are the size of the white bean onward, one blesses over them "who creates the fruit of the tree". And since the measure of the white bean is not known to us, one always blesses "who creates the fruit of the ground" until they are very large. And all the other trees, from when they put forth fruit, one blesses over it "who creates the fruit of the tree" — provided that it is not bitter or very sour, to the point that it is not fit to eat even under pressure, for then one does not bless over it at all. Hagah [Rema]: And there are those who say that over carobs one does not bless "who creates the fruit of the tree" until one sees in them something like the chains of carobs, and likewise with olives until the blossom around them grows; and before that one blesses "who creates the fruit of the ground"; and this is the main view (Tur).

Se’if 3ג׳

גַּרְעִינֵי הַפֵּרוֹת, אִם הֵם מְתוּקִים מְבָרֵךְ עֲלֵיהֶם: בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ; וְאִם הֵם מָרִים, אֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ עֲלֵיהֶם כְּלָל; וְאִם מִתַּקֵּן עַל יְדֵי הָאוּר, מְבָרֵךְ עֲלֵיהֶם: שֶׁהַכֹּל.

Fruit pits: if they are sweet, one blesses over them "who creates the fruit of the tree"; and if they are bitter, one does not bless over them at all; and if they were sweetened by means of fire, one blesses over them "by whose word all came to be".

Se’if 4ד׳

שֶׁמֶן זַיִת, אִם שְׁתָאוֹ כְּמוֹת שֶׁהוּא אֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ עָלָיו כְּלָל, מִשּׁוּם דְּאַזּוּקֵי מַזִּיק לֵיהּ; וְאִם אֲכָלוֹ עִם פַּת, אֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ עָלֶיהָ דְּפַת עִקָּר וּמְבָרֵךְ עַל הָעִקָּר וּפוֹטֵר אֶת הַטְּפֵלָה; וְאִם שְׁתָאוֹ מְעֹרָב עִם מֵי סִלְקָ " א הַנִּקְרָא אֲנִיגְרוֹן, שֶׁאָז אֵינוֹ מַזִּיק אַדְרַבָּא הוּא מוֹעִיל לַגָּרוֹן אִם הוּא חוֹשֵׁשׁ בִּגְרוֹנוֹ, הֲוָה לֵיהּ שֶׁמֶן עִקָּר וּמְבָרֵךְ עָלָיו: בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ; וְאִם אֵינוֹ מִתְכַּוֵּן לִרְפוּאָה אֶלָּא לַאֲכִילָה, הָוֵי לֵיהּ אֲנִיגְרוֹן עִקָּר וְאֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ אֶלָּא עַל הָאֲנִיגְרוֹן שֶׁהַכֹּל.

Olive oil: if he drank it as it is, he does not bless over it at all, because it does him harm; and if he ate it with bread, he does not bless over it, for the bread is the principal, and one blesses over the principal and exempts the subordinate. And if he drank it mixed with beet water, which is called anigron, when it does no harm — on the contrary, it benefits the throat if he has a pain in his throat — then the oil is the principal, and he blesses over it "who creates the fruit of the tree"; and if he does not intend it for healing but for eating, then the anigron is the principal, and he blesses only over the anigron, "by whose word all came to be".

Se’if 5ה׳

שְׁקֵדִים הַמָּרִים, כְּשֶׁהֵם קְטַנִּים מְבָרֵךְ: בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ; גְּדוֹלִים, וְלֹא כְּלוּם דְּאַזּוּקֵי מָזְקֵי; וְטַעֲמָא דְּמִלְּתָא, דִּכְּשֶׁהֵם קְטַנִּים עִקַּר אֲכִילָתָם הִיא הַקְּלִפָּה וְאֵינָהּ מָרָה, וּכְשֶׁהֵם גְּדוֹלִים עִקַּר אֲכִילָתָם מַה שֶּׁבִּפְנִים וְהוּא מַר; וְאִם מִתַּקֵּן עַל יְדֵי הָאוּר אוֹ דָּבָר אַחֵר, מְבָרֵךְ: בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ.

Bitter almonds: when they are small, one blesses "who creates the fruit of the tree"; when large, nothing at all, because they do harm. And the reason of the matter: when they are small, the main part of their eating is the shell, and it is not bitter; and when they are large, the main part of their eating is what is inside, and it is bitter. And if they were sweetened by means of fire or something else, one blesses "who creates the fruit of the tree".

…and 13 more se'ifim in this siman.

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0

English rendered from the Hebrew for this app — The Gematria's own rendering program. A rendering of the words, not a ruling; practical halacha is learned with a rav