seudah shlishit

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Pronunciations

seudah shlishit (seh-oo-DAH shlee-SHEET) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The traditional third meal of the Shabbat, eaten Saturday afternoon or evening beginning before the Shabbat has ended.

Example Sentences

  • "One need not torture himself in order to eat Seudah Shlishit. If one is stuffed from lunch (and afternoon snacks), he is exempt from Seudah Shlishit." (source)

  • "Long and hot summer days call for a light and refreshing seudah shlishit." (source)

  • "It's beginning to get dark, so we'd better begin Se'uda Shlishit. Where's the herring?" (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • סְעוּדָה שְׁלִישִׁית 'third meal'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

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

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      seudah shlishis, seuda shlishit, seuda shlishis, se'udah shlishit, se'uda shlishit, seudah shelishit, seuda shelishit, se'udah shelishit, se'uda shelishit

Notes

  • Synonymous with shaloshudes. See also se'uda.

    Does not need to be a large meal. Tradition comes from a passage in the Talmud, although specific practices surrounding this tradition vary.

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