mitzvah tantz

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Pronunciations

mitzvah tantz (MITS-vuh tahnts) listen
mitzvah dance (MITS-vuh dants) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The Hasidic custom of the men dancing before the bride on the wedding night.

Example Sentences

  • "Few customs in Judaism are as debated as the mitzvah tantz." (source)

  • "In a culture where interactions between men and women who aren’t close relatives are usually brief and to-the-point, the mitzvah tantz is a rare direct interaction " (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • מיצװה טאַנץ mitsve tants

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      mitzva tantz, mitzvah tants, mitzva tants, mitzvah dance, mitzva dance, mitzvah tanz

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