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אורח חיים רי״אOrach Chayim 211

Siman 211 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 6 se'ifim

הלכות ברכת הפירותLaws of Blessings on Fruit· siman 211

Se’if 1א׳

הָיוּ לְפָנָיו מִינֵי פֵּרוֹת הַרְבֵּה, אִם בִּרְכוֹתֵיהֶם שָׁווֹת וְיֵשׁ בֵּינֵיהֶם מִמִּין שִׁבְעָה, מַקְדִּים מִין ז', אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינוֹ חָבִיב כְּמוֹ הַמִּין הָאַחֵר; וְאִם אֵין בֵּינֵיהֶם מִמִּין שִׁבְעָה, מַקְדִּים הֶחָבִיב; וְאִם אֵין בִּרְכוֹתֵיהֶם שָׁווֹת, אֲפִלּוּ יֵשׁ בָּהֶן מִמִּין שִׁבְעָה כְּגוֹן צְנוֹן וְזַיִת, אֵיזֶה מֵהֶם שֶׁיִּרְצֶה יַקְדִּים וַאֲפִלּוּ אֵינוֹ חָבִיב; וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים שֶׁגַּם בָּזֶה צָרִיךְ לְהַקְדִּים הֶחָבִיב; וְנִקְרָא חָבִיב, הַמִּין שֶׁרָגִיל לִהְיוֹת חָבִיב עָלָיו, אֲפִלּוּ אִם עַתָּה חֵפֶץ בַּמִּין הַשֵּׁנִי.

1. The laws of precedence in blessings over fruit, comprising six sections: If several types of fruit are before him and their blessings are equal, and among them is one of the seven species, he gives precedence to the seven species even if it is not as beloved to him as the other type; and if none of them are from the seven species, he gives precedence to whichever he finds most beloved; but if their blessings are not equal, even if one of them is from the seven species, such as a radish and an olive, he may give precedence to whichever one he wishes, even if it is not the beloved one; and there are those who say that even in this case he must give precedence to the beloved one; and "beloved" means the type that is generally beloved to him, even if at this moment he actually desires the other type.

Se’if 2ב׳

וּלְהָרַמְבָּ"ם אִם הָיָה מִין אֶחָד חָבִיב לוֹ יוֹתֵר, בֵּין שֶׁבִּרְכוֹתֵיהֶם שָׁווֹת, בֵּין שֶׁאֵינָם שָׁווֹת, בֵּין שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהֶם מִמִּין ז', בֵּין שֶׁאֵין בָּהֶם מִמִּין ז', מַקְדִּים הֶחָבִיב לוֹ אָז בְּאוֹתָהּ שָׁעָה; וְאִם אֵינוֹ רוֹצֶה בָּזֶה יוֹתֵר מִבָּזֶה, אִם יֵשׁ בֵּינֵיהֶם מִשִּׁבְעַת הַמִּינִים, עָלָיו מְבָרֵךְ תְּחִלָּה.

2. And according to the Rambam, if one type is more beloved to him, whether their blessings are equal or not equal, whether among them is one of the seven species or not, he gives precedence to whichever is beloved to him at that moment; and if he does not desire one more than the other, then if among them is one of the seven species, he recites the blessing over it first.

Se’if 3ג׳

הֵבִיאוּ לְפָנָיו דָּבָר שֶׁבִּרְכָּתוֹ בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ וְדָבָר שֶׁבִּרְכָּתוֹ שֶׁהַכֹּל, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ קוֹדֶמֶת שֶׁהִיא חֲשׁוּבָה שֶׁאֵינָהּ פּוֹטֶרֶת אֶלָּא דָּבָר אֶחָד; וְכֵן בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה וְשֶׁהַכֹּל, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה קוֹדֶמֶת; וְאִם הֵבִיאוּ לְפָנָיו בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ וּבוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה, אֵיזֶה מֵהֶם שֶׁיִּרְצֶה יַקְדִּים; וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים שֶׁבּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ קוֹדֵם.

3. If they brought before him something whose blessing is Borei Pri HaEtz and something whose blessing is Shehakol, Borei Pri HaEtz takes precedence because it is the more distinguished blessing, since Shehakol does not exempt anything except for that one item; and likewise if they brought Borei Pri HaAdama and Shehakol, Borei Pri HaAdama takes precedence; and if they brought before him Borei Pri HaEtz and Borei Pri HaAdama, he may give precedence to whichever he wishes; and there are those who say that Borei Pri HaEtz takes precedence.

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

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