Does a zimun obligation arise for three who sat down to eat and recited Hamotzi but have not yet eaten a kezayit?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that once three sit and recite Hamotzi they may not separate even before eating a kezayit. The Bach and Magen Avraham debate whether two aggravating factors together can permit separation.
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