Prayer and Blessings
What blessing is recited as the after-blessing for dates with walnuts?
Question
What blessing is recited as the after-blessing for dates with walnuts? I know that for the dates it is the beracha me'ein shalosh, al ha'etz ve'al p'ri ha'etz, but what do I do about the walnuts? Should one also recite Borei Nefashos?
Thank you very much for the help
Answer
Greetings,
One should recite only "al ha'etz ve'al p'ri ha'etz" over the dates, and this blessing also exempts the walnuts.
Sources: This is also the ruling in the Shulchan Aruch (siman 208, se'if 13): if one ate fruits from the Seven Species and also ate apples, one does not need to recite Borei Nefashot over the apples, since they are included in the blessing of al ha'etz, for they, too, are fruits of the tree.
With blessings,
Hillel Meirs
