Correspondence between Fore- and After-Blessings
There is no essential connection between fore-blessings and after-blessings.
Examples Rice
The fore-blessing is borei minei mezonot, so you might expect the after-blessing to be al ha'michya. But the correct after-blessing is borei nefashot.
Apple
The fore-blessing is borei pri ha'eitz, so you might expect the after-blessing to be al ha'eitz. But the correct after-blessing is borei nefashot.
The fore-blessing is borei minei mezonot, so you might expect the after-blessing to be al ha'michya. But the correct after-blessing is borei nefashot.
Apple
The fore-blessing is borei pri ha'eitz, so you might expect the after-blessing to be al ha'eitz. But the correct after-blessing is borei nefashot.
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