When eating a new fruit, must Shehecheyanu be recited again if one already said it on a similar but distinct variety?
Synopsis
If one blessed Shehecheyanu on one variety of fruit, must a new blessing be said when eating a different variety of the same species? Authorities debate whether varieties that differ in taste or appearance count as distinct 'kinds' requiring separate blessings.
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