Breakdown of אצלנו זה מנהג להביא משהו מתוק כשבאים לארוחה חגיגית.
Questions & Answers about אצלנו זה מנהג להביא משהו מתוק כשבאים לארוחה חגיגית.
אצלנו literally means at our place / among us / in our family / where we come from, depending on context.
In this sentence, it does not necessarily mean only the physical house. It often means something broader like:
- in our family
- in our community
- where we’re from
- the way we do things
So אצלנו זה מנהג... means something like With us, it’s a custom... or In our family, it’s customary...
If you said בבית שלנו, that would sound more specifically like in our house/home as a physical place.
If you said אצלנו בבית, that would mean at our house / in our home, which is more location-focused than the original.