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minyan::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | quorum |
Examples of minyan
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Ten years ago, the United States had two independent minyanim, plural of minyan.
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However, the stress is put upon the merits and sacredness of the minyan of ten.
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Orthodox Judaism still follows this reasoning and excludes women from the minyan.
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Each morning a father enters our morning minyan with his two daughters.
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Since he is permitted to act as a prayer leader, obviously he can count towards a minyan.
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There is also a student-led egalitarian minyan which holds services on Friday evenings.
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Orthodox Jewish prayer services require a minyan, or minimum, of 10 men.
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The source for the requirement of minyan is recorded in the Talmud.
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Ideally all the members of the minyan should be gathered in one room.
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- The quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age)
- According to Greek mythology and legendary prehistory of the Aegean region, the Minyans (Greek: u039Cu03B9u03BDu03CDu03B5u03C2) were an autochthonous group inhabiting the Aegean region...
- Pl. Minyanim: Quorum of ten men required for communal prayer.
- Quorum of 10 required for certain prayers
- The quorum, traditionally of ten adult males over the age of thirteen, required for public synagogue service and several other religious ceremonies.
- Quorum of ten men necessary for holding public worship (must be over 13 years of age)
- A quorum of ten or more male Jewish adults -- the number required to conduct a communal worship service.
- A Hebrew term meaning "count." It refers to the minimum of ten men (any adult Jews) needed to conduct public prayer. It is essentially the definition of "public"; any number less and it remains private. When a minyan is present, God is also thought to be present and so certain prayers may be said.
- (pl. "minyanim"); quorum (generally ten men) required for praying as a "community," or for the public reading of the Torah, or for reciting the "Kaddish," or other ritual matters of special holiness.
