Must two people interrupt their meal for a single third person who wishes to perform zimun?
Synopsis
Two people are not obligated to interrupt their meal for one person. The zimun obligation does not take effect until the two agree to interrupt for the third.
More in General Rules of Brachot
When three people ate together and two have finished, must the third interrupt his meal to respond to zimun?
3 opinions
May the single person who has finished eating bentch alone and leave before the two have finished their meal?
7 opinions
Until what point in the zimun must the third person who interrupted remain — through 'Baruch she'achalnu' or through 'HaZan et hakol'?
6 opinions
After interrupting to hear zimun, may the third person resume his meal without a new blessing (hamotzi)?
5 opinions
Where must the third person begin Birkat Hamazon after he interrupted for zimun and then continued eating — from 'HaZan' or from 'Nodeh lecha'?
5 opinions
When a group of ten includes a subset of three who finish early, until which word must the three interrupt — 'Elokeinu' (the divine Name addition) or 'HaZan'?
1 opinions
May a person who interrupted for zimun re-obligate himself in a new zimun by eating again with two other people?
2 opinions
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