Q. When bentching, do I answer Amen to the mezamen on his brochos? A. Yes, making sure to conclude before the Mevarech, so that you can answer Amen to…
Q. When bentching, do I answer Amen to the mezamen on his brochos? A. Yes, making sure to conclude before the Mevarech, so that you can answer Amen to…
There is a source for this custom. The Previous Rebbe, as well as the Rebbe did so. שקו״ט בזה - ראה שו״ת חת״ס או״ח נא. א״א מבוטשאטש קצב.…
Question: Why is it that the common minhag today by a Zimun is that everyone listens to the one leading the Zimun only until “boruch sheachalnu mishelo…” and then…
הקדמת כהן בזימון
שאלה: משפחה שכולם ישראלים, וכעת יש להם חתן חדש והוא כהן. האם עכשיו צריכים להקדימו לזימון כל פעם? יש כאלה שגם לא מוצא חן בעיניהם שיתנו עכשיו כל הזמן…
Question: Is one allowed (and therefore required) to make a zimun in a car? And what about on a plane? And what about a boat with an indoor eating…
Question: Sometimes I eat at people's homes and they take hours before they bentch and I'm not interested in staying anymore. If I washed, what is the proper thing…
Question: Is there a Minhag for the Baal Habais to lead the Zimmun? Is there a difference between Shabbos night and Shabbos day meal? What if there is a…
Yes, as long as he is one person joining two new people who didn't hear zimun yet (and not two people who did hear zimun who are joining one…
Question: In yeshiva, when everyone is eating from the same food but are spread out on different tables, could/should one Zimun be made? Answer: You can only make…
Question: We are planning to make a brunch for the mechutamin on the 7th day after the chasuna. They will have had a sheva brachos the night before. Should…
Question: Halacha states that as long as you haven’t explicitly decided to stop eating - such as by saying, “I want to Bentch” - a third person who washes…
Question: If I understand correctly, women do not take part in a Zimun for Bentching. But are they supposed to answer - "Yehi Shem..." "Baruch She'achalnu..."? Answer: If…
If you are not part of a Mezuman, and you are not disturbing the others, there is no issue with talking. See here.
Yes, if he ate at the same table with them. Nonetheless, Lechatchila one should try to get him to wash and have a Kezayis bread. However, if he doesn’t want…
