If one of the three left to the marketplace before Birkat HaMazon, can the remaining two call to him and perform zimun without his physical presence at the table?
Synopsis
If one of a group of three left, the remaining two may call him and he can fulfill the zimun obligation by responding from outside — provided it is a group of three. For a group of ten, physical presence at the table is required due to the mention of God's name.
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If three people ate together but each bentched individually (forgetting to do zimun), can they still perform zimun afterward?
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If two of the three bentched individually but the third did not, can the two perform zimun with the third?
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If the third person (who already bentched individually) subsequently performed zimun with a different group, can the original two still do zimun with him?
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If three people ate together but none of them knows the full Birkat HaMazon — only one knows the first blessing, one the second, and one the third — are they obligated in zimun, and may they each recite only the blessing they know?
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When three ate together and began to bentch individually (e.g., started 'Baruch Atah Hashem hazan et ha'olam'), at what point is the zimun obligation lost?
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Can two who bentched individually still join a different group of three for zimun?
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In a group of ten where three forgot and bentched individually, may the remaining seven still perform zimun with God's name?
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