seudat mitzvah
Pronunciations
seudat mitzvah | (seh-oo-DAHT mits-VAH) | listen |
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)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
סעודת מצווה
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- North America
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
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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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