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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 ...
- When Is A Minyan needed?
- Where Did The Minyan originate?
- Who Makes Up A Minyan?
- How The Coronavirus Pandemic Tested The Jewish Minyan
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 · Similarly, God agreed to spare the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah if there were ten righteous people there. Another is that Psalm 82.1 says that ‘God stands in the congregation’ and elsewhere that same Hebrew word (eidah) is used of the ten spies who brought back a negative report on the Land of Israel.
Shmuel. 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. G‑d was extremely disappointed with their lack of faith in His abilities.
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.”.
- Rabbi Harold Schulweis
They do not recite the Shema responsively, And they do not pass before the ark; And the [the priests] do not lift up their hands; And they do not read the Torah [publicly]; And they do not conclude with a haftarah from the prophets; And they do not make stops [at funeral] processions; And they do not say the blessing for mourners, or the comfort of mourners, or the blessing of bridegrooms; And ...
The underlying theme of the Kaddish prayer is the glorification, magnification and sanctification of G‑d. As you can read in Why Are 10 Men Needed for a Minyan?, anything that is a davar shebikedushah, a declaration of G‑d’s holiness such as Kaddish, Barechu or Kedushah, requires at least a minyan present. 1.
