Ideally (L’chatchila<\/i>), there is a Mitzvah<\/i> to perform Zimun<\/i> over a cup of wine, as it is written: “I will lift the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord”<\/i> (Siman 182, Se’if 7 and Mishna Berurah ibid.). However, when there is no wine available in the house, we are lenient and may perform the Zimun<\/i> without a cup.<\/p>\n
There is a dispute among the authorities as to whether Birchas HaMazon<\/i> requires a cup even when eating alone (Yachid<\/i>); however, the common custom is not to use a cup when eating alone (Siman 182 and Mishna Berurah ibid.). Even when three people eat together, the general practice is to be lenient and recite the blessings without a cup (ibid. and Kaf HaChaim).<\/p>\n
On the other hand, I found in Ohr L’Tzion<\/b> (Part 46) that it is proper to be stringent when three people eat together and recite the blessings over a cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-17477","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n