[Avodah] Haetz and Shehecheyanu

[Zev Sero]

On 30/01/18 15:19, Micha Berger wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 03:00:17PM -0500, Zev Sero wrote:
> : actually olives & dates have priority over grapes.  But the simple
> : answer is that the MB doesn't presume either that you have grapes at
> : that moment, or that you have already eaten grapes that season.
> 
> The reisha yes (doesn't presume you have). The seifa -- the whole
> point was to be yotzei ha'eitz with something that does not call
> for a shehechiyanu. My assumption was you DID already eat the season's
> grapes. Therefore, one can get ha'eitz out of the way without making
> the berakhah wait for shehechianu AND shehechianu doesn't have to wait
> for ha'eitz.

Yes, but *why* do you assume that the person has eaten grapes?

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