When one diner eats meat and another eats dairy (milk), may they combine for zimun?
Synopsis
A practical question extrapolated from the Mechaber's general rule: if one person eats meat and another eats cheese/dairy, the meat-eater cannot immediately eat dairy, but the dairy-eater can (after rinsing) eat meat. Whether this asymmetric ability enables zimun is debated.
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