Before zimun, should one verbally announce the intention to bentch (recite Birkat HaMazon)?
Synopsis
Based on the Zohar and Pesachim, there is a custom to verbally call out an invitation to bentch (e.g., 'Rabbotai, mir veln bentshn') before zimun. The respondents answer 'Yehi shem Hashem mevorakh.'
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