Hagim u'zmanim lesasson

Pronunciations

Hagim u'zmanim lesasson

(chah-GEEM ooz-zmah-NEEM lih-sah-SOHN)

Definitions

• n. Holidays and seasons for rejoicing!
  

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Ladino

Etymology

• חגים וזמנים לששון
  

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

Dictionaries

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

Alternative Spellings

Chagim u'zmanim l'sason