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Zimmun and Joining Groups

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Is zimun (invitation formula before Birkat HaMazon) obligatory when three or more adults eat together?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Zimun Obligation

Should the mezamen (leader) say 'Nevarekh' (let us bless) or may he say 'Barekhu' (bless!) when leading zimun?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Should the mezamen add 'u-v'tuvo chayinu' (and by His goodness we live) in his opening formula 'Nevarekh she-akhalnu mi-shelo'?

6 opinions across 2 eras

Should the assembled diners answer 'Amen' after the mezamen concludes his response ('Baruch she-akhalnu mi-shelo u-v'tuvo chayinu')?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Should 'Baruch Hu u-varuch Shemo' be said after the mezamen mentions God's name in the zimun formula?

5 opinions across 2 eras

When zimun is said with ten or more, must God's name ('Eloheinu') be mentioned in the zimun formula?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Is it permitted to say 'Nevarekh l'Eloheinu' (with a lamed prefix — 'to our God') in the zimun formula?

3 opinions

Is it permitted to deviate from the standard zimun nusach — e.g., saying 'al ha-mazon she-akhalnu,' 'le-mi she-akhalnu mi-shelo,' 'mi-tuvo' instead of 'u-v'tuvo,' or 'chayyim' instead of 'chayinu'?

6 opinions across 2 eras

Before zimun, should one verbally announce the intention to bentch (recite Birkat HaMazon)?

3 opinions across 3 eras

Pre-Zimun Preparation

If ten diners were required to say 'Eloheinu' in zimun but the mezamen forgot and said the zimun without mentioning God's name, and the assembled already responded without the Name — can they redo the zimun with 'Eloheinu'?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Zimun Error Correction