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noun
- 1. a quorum of ten men over the age of 13 required for traditional Jewish public worship.
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Quorum of ten Jewish adults required to carry out certain religious activities
In Judaism, a minyan ( mīnyān, lit. count, number; pl. מניינים מִנְיָנִים mīnyānīm) is the quorum of ten Jewish adults required for certain religious obligations. In more traditional streams of Judaism, only men 13 and older may constitute a minyan; The minimum of 10 Jews needed for a meeting has its origin in Abraham's prayer to God in Genesis 18:23. The most common activity requiring a minyan i... Wikipedia
