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t. e. In Judaism, a minyan (Hebrew: מניין \ מִנְיָןmīnyān [minˈjan], lit. (noun) count, number; pl. מניינים \ מִנְיָנִים mīnyānīm [minjaˈnim]) 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 ...
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Typically, a quorum of ten adult Jews is needed in Jewish communal prayer for certain components of the regular daily or Shabbat services (including Barechu, Kedushah and the repetition of the Amidah), reading from the Torah and haftarah portions in synagogue, and saying Kaddish among other things. The Kaddish is said by mourners for 11 months afte...
There are a few explanations derived from the Torah that may account for why the number ten was specifically chosen. The first is from the story of Noah, where there were eight people (Noah, his three sons, and wives) plus the presence of God and that was not enough to save the world from destruction, whereas ten might have. (Assembly of Reform Rab...
A minyan is made of ten adult Jews, traditionally males (over the age of 13). In Orthodox synagogues, this continues to be the standard. In more progressive Jewish communities, ranging from halachic egalitarianism, to conservative to reform synagogues, adult women and men are both counted in the quorum. Some communities also require twenty adults, ...
In 2020, with the rise of COVID-19 and lockdown orders, gatherings were deemed unsafe. Immediately, Jewish communities began to consider whether a virtual minyan, convened over Zoom or some other video conference program, would constitute a proper halakhicminyan. Some rabbis ruled that virtual minyans were permissible in this case, because of sourc...
minyan, in Judaism, the minimum number of males (10) required to constitute a representative “community of Israel” for liturgical purposes. A Jewish boy of 13 may form part of the quorum after his Bar Mitzvah (religious adulthood). When a minyan is lacking for synagogue services, those who have gathered merely recite their prayers as ...
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The Importance of Praying with a Minyan. A person should make an effort to pray in a synagogue with a minyan.1 G‑d never rejects the prayers of a congregation, even if sinners are amongst the crowd.2 Even if a person's kavanah (concentration, intention) is imperfect, if he prays with a congregation, his prayers will be heard.3 Nowadays, as we all do not have perfect concentration when we ...
Minyan is the quorum of ten adult men necessary for public worship in Judaism. Learn about the biblical and talmudic sources, the rules and exceptions, and the belief that the Shekinah (Divine Presence) dwells among the minyan.
The Power of Minyan | My Jewish Learning. How praying daily with ten strangers helped me recover after my wife's miscarriage. My Jewish Learning is a not-for-profit and relies on your help. When I lived in New York, I prayed daily at a large synagogue, but I found it to be a chore — an important and meaningful chore, but a chore nonetheless.
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