Zoom Mitzvah

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Pronunciations

Zoom Mitzvah (ZOOM mits-vuh) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "On the big day, more than 200 guests joined Sam’s Zoom Mitzvah to celebrate." (source)

  • "The party could wait. The service would go ahead. Isaac would have a Zoomitzvah." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • English

Etymology

  • Zoom (videoconferencing technology) + gender-neutral clipping of bar/bat mitzvah

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      Zoomitzvah, Zoommitzvah, Zoom mitzvah, ZoomMitzvah

Notes

  • This term was coined in spring 2020, during the Coronavirus pandemic that required synagogues to shut down in-person gatherings. Many synagogues moved their services online, and many 12- and 13-year-olds celebrated their bar or bat mitzvahs online using Zoom.

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