Yeshivish glossary term
vach nacht
וואך נאכט
Meaning
- night-before-bris gathering
- watch night before a bris
Alternate spellings
vacht nacht, wach nacht, vakhnakht
Usage and context
A custom observed in some Ashkenazi communities on the night before a bris; practices vary by community.
- Category
- lifecycle - birth and bris
- Language origin
- Yiddish
Example in Yeshivish
The children came to say Shema at the vach nacht.
Plain-English example
The children came for the traditional gathering on the night before the circumcision.