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אורח חיים קצ״הOrach Chayim 195

Siman 195 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 3 se'ifim

הלכות סעודהLaws of the Meal· siman 195

Se’if 1א׳

שְׁתֵּי חֲבוּרוֹת שֶׁאוֹכְלוֹת בְּבַיִת אֶחָד אוֹ בִּשְׁנֵי בָּתִּים, אִם מִקְּצָתָן רוֹאִים אֵלּוּ אֶת אֵלּוּ מִצְטָרְפוֹת לְזִמּוּן, וְאִם לָאו אֵינָם מִצְטָרְפוֹת; וְאִם יֵשׁ שַׁמָּשׁ אֶחָד לִשְׁתֵּיהֶן, הוּא מְצָרְפָן וּכְגוֹן שֶׁנִּכְנְסוּ מִתְּחִלָּה עַל דַּעַת לְהִצְטָרֵף יַחַד; וְיֵשׁ מִי שֶׁאוֹמֵר שֶׁאִם רְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים מַפְסֶקֶת בֵּין שְׁנֵי הַבָּתִּים, אֵינָם מִצְטָרְפִין בְּשׁוּם עִנְיָן.

1. Two groups that eat in one or two houses that can see one another join to form a zimun. If not [they do not see each other], they do not join. If there is one waiter [servicing] both groups, they join [to form a zimun]. This applies when they entered their meals to begin with with the intention of joining together [to form a zimun]. And there are those who say that if there is a public domain between the two houses, they do not combine in this matter.

Se’if 2ב׳

אָכְלוּ מִקְּצָתָן בַּבַּיִת וּמִקְּצָתָן חוּץ לַבַּיִת, אִם הַמְבָרֵךְ יוֹשֵׁב עַל מִפְתַּן הַבַּיִת, הוּא מְצָרְפָן.

2. When some of them ate in the house and some of them ate outside the house, if the one leading the blessing sits on the threshold of the house, he combines the two groups.

Se’if 3ג׳

כָּל הֵיכָא שֶׁמִּצְטָרְפוֹת שְׁתֵּי חֲבוּרוֹת צָרִיךְ שֶׁיִּשְׁמְעוּ שְׁתֵּיהֶן דִּבְרֵי הַמְבָרֵךְ בִּרְכַּת זִמּוּן בְּבֵאוּר. הַגָּה: וּשְׁאָר בִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן יְבָרֵךְ כָּל אֶחָד לְעַצְמוֹ, אֲבָל אִם יִרְצוּ שֶׁהַמְזַמֵּן יוֹצִיא כֻּלָּם צְרִיכִים שֶׁיִּשְׁמְעוּ כָּל בִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן, דִּבְלֹא זֶה לֹא יָצְאוּ כְּלָל (דִּבְרֵי עַצְמוֹ).

3. When the two groups combine, the one leading the blessing must be clearly heard by both groups. [Hagah] And each member of the groups says the after blessing himself. But, if they want to fulfill their obligation of the after blessing with the recital of the leader of the blessing, each one must listen to the entire after blessing [recited by the leader]. Without this, (according to all opinions) they have not fulfilled their obligation [to say the after blessing].

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0