Pronunciations

Definitions

• interj. A greeting used on Pesach, Sukkot, and sometimes other holidays to which hagim u'zmanim lesasson is the traditional response.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Ladino

Etymology

• מועדים לשמחה 'lit. times of joy'
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
• Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
• Sephardim: Jews with Sephardi or Mizrahi heritage

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain
• South Africa
• Australia / New Zealand

Dictionaries

• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

mo'adim l'simcha, moadim lesimha, moadim l'simcha, moadim l'simha