Can two who bentched individually still join a different group of three for zimun?
Synopsis
The Biur Halacha raises whether two who bentched individually can join a separate group of three and participate in zimun with them.
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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 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?
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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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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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