May a large group that cannot hear the zimun leader split into smaller groups of three (rather than ten) to facilitate zimun?
Synopsis
When a large group cannot hear the zimun leader, and splitting into tens is not feasible due to the host's objection, they may split into groups of three. The Acharon debate when precisely this exception applies.
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