Q) If I make a brocho on an item of food and after I finish eating it I decide to have some more food (that has the same brocho), should I say another brocho?
We need to differentiate between three different scenarios:
- If one says a brocho on an item of food and then decides to eat more of the same item. For example, one who says shehakol and drinks a glass of water, and then decides that he is still thirsty and wants to drink another glass of water. In this situation, one does not need to recite another brocho[1].
(The exception to this is if one clearly intends only to eat a limited amount of a certain food, or if when he finishes eating he decides not to eat any more, and then he subsequently changes his mind and continues to eat. If this is the case he will need to recite another brocho.)
- If one says a brocho and eats an item of food, and then changes his mind and ddecides to eat more of a similar food item. For example, one who says ho’etz and eats an orange, and then decides to eat an apple[2].
- If one decides to eat the second food item, or if it is brought to the table while he is still eating the first item – he does not need to recite another brocho.
- If one has already finished eating the first food item, this situation is subject to a machlokes:
The Shulchan Aruch (OC 206:5) rules that one does not need to recite another brocho.
The Mishna Berura[3] maintains that if the second food item is not the same type as the first – he needs to recite another brocho.
- If one eats an item of food and then decides to eat a different, unrelated food item that has the same brocho. For example, one who says shehakol and eats a piece of fish and then decides to drink beer[4]. In this situation, he needs to recite another brocho unless he decides to eat the second food item or it is brought to the table while he is reciting the brocho on the first food item.[5]
[1] שו”ע או”ח ר”ו ה’: הביאו לו יותר מאותו מין… א”צ לברך. וע’ מ”ב שם ס”ק כ’ וכ”ב
[2] וע’ בח”א כלל ס’ סע’ ב’ שאם המאכל השני חביב וחשוב [יותר מהראשון] צריך לברך עליו בכל מקרה
[3] מ”ב שם ס”ק כ”ב
[4] הבאנו הדוגמא של המ”ב, וגם המג”א ס”ק ז’ נקט שתה שכר ואח”כ אכל דג. ומסתימת המ”ב משמע של”ד אוכל ומשקה, וה”ה בשני מיני אוכלים. וכך משמע בערוה”ש (סע’ י”א) שכתב “ששניהם מין אילן הם” [ולכן א”צ לברך. ומשמע שמאוכל א’ לסוג אוכל שונה לגמרי כן צריך לברך] וחיי”א (כלל ס’ סע’ ג’). אבל במחצה”ש (שם) לומד שכל מין אוכל כחד מין חשיב [ורק בדג ושכר שזה אוכל וזה משקה א”צ לברך].
[5] מ”ב שם ס”ק כ”א