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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.
Minyan is the minimum number of males (10) required for Jewish liturgical purposes. Learn about the history and significance of minyan, and how it relates to the concept of Diaspora in Judaism.
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Art by Sefira Lightstone. There are certain prayers or rituals that can only take place in public. Jewish law defines this as the presence of 10 males of 13 years or older. This is known as a minyan, quorum. The quorum is so important, that the prayer service itself can be referred to as a minyan.
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By Shmuel Kogan. Photo: MathKnight. 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.
Minyan is a Hebrew word that means a quorum of 10 adults for Jewish communal worship. Learn the history, usage, and examples of minyan in different branches of Judaism.
Into a family assaulted by chaos, battered by unjustifiable loss, the shiva minyan asserts continuing purpose, affirms a world view that stands in the face of death and proclaims the imperative of life, acting on the biblical charge for “one generation to laud God’s works to another.”.
