At a large meal where it is uncertain whether the Birkat HaMazon cup will reach each diner, must each uncertain diner recite their own Borei Pri HaGafen?
Synopsis
Each diner who is uncertain whether the cup will reach them must recite their own Borei Pri HaGafen. However, if the mevarech explicitly intended to include all assembled in his blessing and they in turn intended to be included — they do not need to bless separately.
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When should the leader (mevarech) recite Borei Pri HaGafen over the Birkat HaMazon cup — before or after reciting Birkat HaMazon?
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