Final Blessing When Eating a Date and Drinking Orange Juice
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Question
I ate a date and drank orange juice. Does the 'Me'ein Shalosh' blessing for the date cover the final blessing for the orange juice?
Answer
If one ate a date and drank orange juice, the 'Al Ha'etz' blessing does not cover the final blessing for the juice, and it is preferable to recite the 'Borei Nefashot' blessing for another reason.
Source
The Rashba, cited in Beit Yosef, Orach Chaim, Siman 208: "If one ate fruits of the seven species and ate apples with them, he blesses after them with the 'Me'ein Shalosh' blessing, and it covers everything. He wrote that this is reasonable, not because 'Me'ein Shalosh' is superior to 'Borei Nefashot', but because it mentions 'Al Ha'etz' and 'Al Pri Ha'etz', thus including everything eaten from the fruits of the tree."
The Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 208, Paragraph 13, also ruled: "If one ate fruits of the seven species and ate apples, there is no need to bless 'Borei Nefashot' on the apples, as they are also included in 'Al Ha'etz'.
The Mishnah Berurah, S.K. 63, in the name of the Ra'avad Eiger, wrote that this is only when one ate the apples, but if he squeezed them and drank their juice, he must bless 'Borei Nefashot'.
In the case of oranges, it is preferable to recite 'Borei Nefashot' for another reason, as the Chazon Ish in Orach Chaim, Siman 7, brings that citrus fruits, when squeezed, release the entire fruit, and one blesses 'Borei Pri Ha'etz', which is similar to eating apples, and even the Chazon Ish himself blessed 'Shehakol', and to avoid a blessing in vain, it is advisable to cover it for another reason.