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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 ...

2. www.chabad.org › library › article_cdoWhy Are Ten Men Needed for a Minyan? - Chabad.org

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   A minyan of 10 Jews has a deep mystical meaning corresponding to the 10 sephirot..10 is a mystical number that invokes the Ruach HaKodesh causing it to descend and manifest. Other reasons of why 10 to form a minyan having a purely physical connotation are secondary. Reply

3. www.myjewishlearning.com › article › minyan-theMinyan: The Congregational Quorum | My Jewish Learning

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   • 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...

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   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...

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   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, ...

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   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...

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4. www.jpost.com › judaism › torah-portionParashat Miketz: Why is a minyan 10? - The Jerusalem Post

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   Dec 23, 2022 · Fleischman is not alone in not knowing the answer to the question. Most Jews know the institution of the minyan as a pillar within Judaism, but few know why 10. While the answer is 10 people, the ...

5. www.reformjudaism.org.uk › origin-minyan-ten-menWhat is the origin of a minyan being ten men?

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   Mar 8, 2011 · Orthodox synagogues insist this quorum be made up of be ten adult males (ie over the age of 13), whereas Reform will count ten individuals, recognising women as fully equal. Many Reform rabbis will allow Kaddish to be said even if a minyan is absent so as not to penalise mourners because of those who did not attend.

6. www.britannica.com › topic › minyanMinyan | Prayer, Torah Study & Community | Britannica

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   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 ...

7. www.myjewishlearning.com › article › role-of-theRole of the Shiva Minyan | My Jewish Learning

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   The shiva minyan–because it occurs in the home, because it is composed of friends and fellow congregants–does more than remind the mourner of membership in a larger community. It creates that community–precisely where it is most needed. By physically entering the isolation of the mourner, the shiva minyan dispels it.