Does a laborer need to recite Birkat HaMozia (the blessing over bread) before eating?
Synopsis
Whether laborers must recite Birkat HaMozia before eating is subject to a textual dispute between the Rif/Rosh (who require it) and other Rishonim following the Tosafot text (who do not). The Aruch HaShulchan rules that they are required and that it takes only a moment and does not constitute meaningful work stoppage.
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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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Does the prohibition on labor during Birkat HaMazon extend to performing other mitzvot simultaneously?
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