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Sources address the status of a bar mitzvah boy delivering a derashah at his celebration meal. While a seudah on the day of becoming bar mitzvah is described as obligatory, the derashah itself is treated as a customary practice that can elevate the meal to the status of a seudat mitzvah even if held on a different day. Classical and modern authorities cite precedent from rabbinic practice and discuss how the derashah functions within the halakhic framework of the occasion.
אם הנער דורש הוי סעודת מצוה
