A
seudat mitzvah (, "commanded meal"), in
Judaism, is an
obligatory festive meal, usually referring to the celebratory meal following the fulfillment of a
mitzvah (commandment), such as a
bar mitzvah, a
wedding, a
brit milah (ritual circumcision), or a
siyum (completing a tractate of
Talmud or
Mishnah).
Seudot fixed in the
calendar (i.e., for
holidays and fasts) are also considered
seudot mitzvah, but many have their own, more commonly used, names.