Does the prohibition on labor during Birkat HaMazon extend to performing other mitzvot simultaneously?
Synopsis
The Biur Halacha records, based on the Taz, that one may not engage in any other mitzvah while reciting a blessing or prayer — the prohibition on multitasking during Birkat HaMazon is not limited to mundane labor.
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May laborers paid wages (beyond their meal) abbreviate Birkat HaMazon by omitting the fourth blessing and combining the second and third?
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Must laborers abbreviate Birkat HaMazon, or do they recite all four blessings, when they receive only a meal and no wages?
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When the employer dines with the laborers, may the laborers still abbreviate Birkat HaMazon even if they receive wages?
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In contemporary practice, may laborers abbreviate Birkat HaMazon?
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Are laborers obligated to wait for a zimmun (quorum for communal Birkat HaMazon) before reciting Birkat HaMazon?
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Is it forbidden to perform labor while reciting Birkat HaMazon?
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B'dieved, if one recited Birkat HaMazon while engaged in labor, has one fulfilled the obligation?
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