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Hebrew root manehמנה
- The word minyan itself comes from the Hebrew root manehמנה meaning to count or to number. The word is related to the Aramaic word mene, numbered, appearing in the writing on the wall in Daniel 5:25.
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The word minyan itself comes from the Hebrew root maneh מנה meaning to count or to number. The word is related to the Aramaic word mene , numbered, appearing in the writing on the wall in Daniel 5:25 .
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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...
Mar 8, 2011 · Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Romain responds to the question: What is the origin of a minyan being ten men? There is a strong tradition within Judaism of communal prayer for the regular daily or Sabbath services.
The biblical source for the requirement of ten men to complete a minyan (lit., “count” or “number”) is Numbers 14:27. Moses sent spies to scout the land of Canaan. Ten of them returned and issued a report concluding that it was not a conquerable land.
Both in the Mishnah and in the baraita quoted, consolation is held out to those who for study or prayer meet in smaller numbers—even to one who meditates or prays alone; but the stress is put upon the merits and sacredness of the minyan.
Jul 24, 2012 · How do we know that the number of people in a minyan is ten? From where do we derive the features of these people (age, gender, etc)? To take these questions in order, the oldest source that testifies to the requirement for praying in a quorum is the mishna in Megillah 4:3.
The minyan, ten Jews [traditionally, ten men] above the age of thirteen, is the minimum required for congregational worship and public Torah reading. In Jewish thought, holiness involves community. This precept is derived from the verse in Leviticus (22:32) in which God declares, “I will be sanctified among the children of Israel.”
