seudat mitzvah

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Pronunciations

seudat mitzvah (seh-oo-DAHT mits-VAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A festive meal eaten after a joyous life-cycle event.

Example Sentences

  • "A siyum or seudas mitzvah such as a bris or pidyon haben only gets out of a fast for the last two options. IE private fast or customary fast." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • סעודת מצווה

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      seudat mitsvah, seudat mitzva, seudat mitsva, seudas mitzvah, seudas mitsvah, seudas mitsva, seudas mitzva

Notes

  • "[Usually eaten after] a brit milah, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, or wedding. This Hebrew term is rarely used; in modern times the party and meal are referred to as a reception." (JPS)

    See also se'uda.

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