Are three people who ate together obligated to make a zimun, and are they forbidden from separating?
Synopsis
Three who ate together become obligated in zimun and may not separate to avoid making zimun. The Mechaber rules they are forbidden to separate. Poskim discuss what triggers the obligation and when it takes effect.
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