When two people eat together and one knows how to recite Birkat Hamazon but the other does not, may the knowledgeable one fulfill the obligation for the other?
Synopsis
When one of two diners does not know Birkat Hamazon, the knowledgeable one may recite it and discharge the other's obligation — but only if the listener understands Lashon HaKodesh. Debate exists about whether understanding is required at all.
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