Kedushat Shevi’it and Shehechiyanu

Question

According to Halacha, should you say shecheyanu before eating Kedushat Shevi’it the first time in a Shemitta cycle, or no? I ask because there is a concept of reciting Shecheyanu before rare mitzvot, such as Lulav and shofar. However, I don’t know if Kedushat Shevi’it is the same in this regard, as there is a while it can be eaten.

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Answers

  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    There is no Brachah of Shehechiyanu for eating Kedushas Shevi’is for the first time. If a person feels a great desire to make a Shehechiyanu, they can always take a new fruit that has Kedushas Shevi’is and make the Shehechiyanu over that.

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