Blessing 'Borei Nefashot' before Drinking Tea
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Question
Hello, A person who has eaten an amount sufficient for the blessing 'Borei Nefashot', and at this point wants to drink a cup of tea, sipping it lightly over about an hour. Should he recite 'Borei Nefashot' to close the gratitude for the amount eaten, and open a new blessing 'Shehakol' on the tea, for which there likely won't be an amount for a subsequent blessing?
Answer
Hello,
On the contrary, one should be careful not to recite the final blessing on what was eaten before drinking, but rather drink the tea and then recite 'Borei Nefashot'.
A. If one first recites 'Borei Nefashot' on what was eaten, it will cause an unnecessary initial blessing on the tea. B. In this way, the final blessing will also cover the tea.
[There are opinions among the poskim that one should recite a final blessing on tea that is drunk slowly, as this is the manner of drinking tea. However, since there are differing opinions, we do not bless, but in the case you asked about, there is an opportunity to accommodate these opinions as well].