Final Blessing After Eating Dates and an Apple
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Question
Ate dates and an apple, and recited the 'Me'ein Shalosh' blessing without specification. Is this sufficient for the final blessing on the apple?
Answer
When one eats dates and an apple, the 'Me'ein Shalosh' blessing suffices even without specification.
Source
The Rashba, as brought in Beit Yosef Orach Chaim, Siman 208, writes: "If one ate fruits of the seven species and with them apples, he blesses after them the 'Me'ein Shalosh' blessing, and it covers everything. He writes that this is logical, not because 'Me'ein Shalosh' is superior to 'Borei Nefashot', but because it mentions in the fruits 'on the tree and the fruit of the tree', and therefore includes everything eaten from the fruits of the tree."
Similarly, the Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Siman 208, Paragraph 13 rules: "If one ate fruits of the seven species and apples, there is no need to bless 'Borei Nefashot' on the apples, as they are also included in 'on the tree'.