SE’UDAH SHEL MITZVAH—A MEAL EMANATING FROM A MITZVAH
Sometimes, Jewish people who do not keep kosher during their everyday lives view a kosher Bar or Bat Mitzvah as hypocritical. Nothing could be further from the truth. As Conservative Jews, we believe in the ancient and holy dietary laws known as kashrut and should be particularly inclined to abide by them during sacred times in our lives, e.g., a baby naming, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, wedding, etc. By planning a kosher affair, we strengthen our identity with our 3,000-year-old Jewish tradition and affirm that the lifecycle observance we are about to observe is something extraordinary and holy.
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Updated July 12, 2006 
