Hagafen Followed by Broth

Q. I recited a beracha on wine and will also be eating a clear vegetable broth. The Shulchan Aruch (OC205:2) rules that the beracha on vegetable broth is borei pri ha’adoma. (Note: the beracha on vegetable broth is not always borei pri ha’adama, as there are a number of variables which must be considered. This subject is beyond the scope of this essay, and for the sake of simplicity, we are dealing with a vegetable broth on which the beracha of borei pri ha’adoma is recited.) Will the beracha on the wine cover the vegetable broth as well?

A. The Magen Avrohom (204:17) discusses a similar question regarding fig juice made from figs that were soaked or cooked in water. There is a disagreement between poskim whether the beracha on this drink is Shehakol or Ha’eitz. The Magen Avrohom writes that if the beracha is Ha’eitz, then it is viewed as a fruit and not a drink, and it will not be covered by the beracha rishona or acharona on wine. According to the Magen Avrohom it follows that if the beracha on vegetable broth is Ha’adama, the broth is treated as a vegetable, and the beracha on the wine will not cover the broth. However, the Pri Megadim (Eshel Avrohom 202:26) argues against the Magen Avraham and rules that since fig juice is a liquid beverage, it would be covered by the beracha on wine, irrespective of whether fig juice on its own is Shehakol or Ha’eitz. The Mishnah Berurah (204:39) appears to side with the Pri Migadim, while Rav Wosner zt”l (Shevet HaLevi 8:166:3) writes that in theory he would have agreed with the Pri Migadim, but in practice he defers to the Magen Avrohom.

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