simcha

noun2

1. •
   (Judaism) joy

   • Each and every one of these blessings is a reason to be full of simcha. — 2001
2. •
   (Judaism) a celebration

   • In 1956, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, forbade any Bat Mitzvah celebration in a synagogue even at night, but allowed a simḥah at home; it's not a Seudat Mitzvah, just a birthday party. — 2024