Seudat mitzvah 7:37). It is customary at a "bar mitzvah" meal for parents to give thanks and praise to God for giving them the merit to raise a child to "bar mitzvah" and to educate him in the ways of Torah and the commandments. Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef holds that a Bat Mitzvah is also a seudat mitzvah. Based on the Talmud and Midrash, the "seudah" celebration upon the completion of a Talmudic tractate is considered a "seudat mitzvah" ("Yam Shel Shlomo", "Bava Kamma", "Merubah" 37; "Maharam Mintz" 119; "Shach", "Yoreh De'ah" 246:37). This "seudah" is made to rejoice over the accomplishment, and
Dustin's Bar Mitzvah band announced their decision to split up in April 2007 after drummer Desmond Wolfe decided to quit. On 15 August 2011 they announced they were reforming and have scheduled a gig at Londons Lexington on 1 October. A new website was launched at www.dustins.org.uk Dustin's Bar Mitzvah Dustin's Bar Mitzvah are an English four piece band from Acton, London. They are signed to Hungry Kid Records in the United Kingdom and Vinyl Junkie records in Japan. Dustin's Bar Mitzvah have achieved greater success in Japan, issuing a collection of demos entitled "Dial M For Mitzvah" and entering the Japanese singles