Zimun in the Dining Hall
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Question
In the yeshiva, they eat at long tables in the dining hall. Is it necessary to perform a zimun for ten even if some are not facing you and maybe even far away? What exactly should be done in the yeshiva regarding zimun?
Answer
Shalom and blessings
Young men who eat together at a table and start eating together are obligated in zimun.
Young men who enter to eat in the dining hall without intending to eat together with others can perform zimun but are not obligated to do so.
There is no difference in the length of the table, and whether they sit facing each other or in another place at the table.