Monday, November 17, 2008

Laws of Zimun, continued

We extended our unit on the laws of zimun to include situations where various groups of people cannot see each other. The Mishna (Brachot 7:5) states that these disparate groups can forge one single group and perform the zimun, provided that they can see each other.

The same would apply in a case where the groups cannot see each other, but are served by one waiter/waitress. This provided the basis, in part, for allowing a zimun at a wedding, where guests seated at various locations throughout a dining hall can still forge one single group.

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