<div dir="ltr">On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 7:21 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:T613K@aol.com">T613K@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>As for the claim that this is a "seudas mitzva" I must admit that I can't
see what makes the party a seudas mitzva at all. I don't think it makes
any difference whatsoever when you have the party (or when you have a boy's bar
mitzva party either, for that matter). Something specific happens at a
bris or at a wedding. <snip><br></div></blockquote><div><br>The same can be said about a siyum. Just because some guy says the names of Rav Pappa's sons we get to party, and have meat during the 9 days? (Or eat on erev pesach?) <br>
</div></div><br>Rather, it's clear that a seudas mitzvah is warranted for a significant milestone or accomplishment. The poskim have said a bar mitzvah is significant enough for that, and I don't see why a bat mitzvah would be any different. <br>
<br>KT,<br>Michael<br></div>