Does a zimun obligation arise for three who sat down to eat and recited Hamotzi but have not yet eaten a kezayit?

BlessingsBirkat Hamazon

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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