Shehechiyanu isn't recited on dried fruit. ע״פ סדר ברה״נ יא, טו. וכ״ה בברכת הבית כד, כב. וראה שו״ת רבבות אפרים ז, ס. אבל ראה 18965 לענין חרובים. …
Shehechiyanu isn't recited on dried fruit. ע״פ סדר ברה״נ יא, טו. וכ״ה בברכת הבית כד, כב. וראה שו״ת רבבות אפרים ז, ס. אבל ראה 18965 לענין חרובים. …
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