Including a Minor in a Zimun
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Question
Five Ashkenazim, four Sephardim, and one minor. Can they form a zimun of ten?
Answer
If the majority are Sephardim, then when the leader is Sephardi, he says 'Elokeinu', but the Ashkenazim do not respond with 'Elokeinu'.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 199, Se'if 11
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