(Hebrew, "number") — Group of ten Jewish men, the minimum required for holding prayer service or reading from the Torah; the Reform and Conservative movements include women as well.
The quorum required for public service of worship.
The quorum of ten men required for holding public prayers.
Heb. The presence of ten Jewish adults required for a prayer service.
Quorum of ten men needed for a service (Progressive communities may include women but do not always require a Minyan)
pl. minyonim a quorum for public prayer consisting of ten such Jews.
Quorom of ten Jewish men required for divine service.
Quota of ten adult Jews required for certain prayers and observances.
quorum of 10 needed for a rabbinic public prayer service
quorum of ten adults required for complete public worship service
in order for a service to be held at the synagogue or anywhere else, a minimum of ten men are needed to make a congregation for proper prayer. Reform and other Progressive communities may include women among the number; Orthodox communities will only count men. The minimum group of ten is called a minyan.
Group of ten or more Jewish adult males, thirteen years of age or older.
(Hebrew): Literally it means "counting," but it is used in liturgical contexts to refer to the quorum of ten Jewish adults which is required for the recitation of certain elements of the service, such as the Kaddish and Kedushah.
the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age)
a group of not less than ten men required for reciting certain prayers
an assembly of ten men required for communal prayer
The ten Jews (men and women in Reform synagogues - Orthodox requires ten men) required before a synagogue service can take place.
Ten people necessary for public prayer.
Quorum of ten adult Jewish men that must be present before certain prayers can be recited.
The minimal number of ten Jews required for any communal religious service. In most Conservative and Reform synagogues women are counted nowadays.
A quorum for prayer. Usage: "We need a minyan," or "I'm going to minyan" (meaning, "I'm going to shul").
The minimum number of adult males (10) necessary to maintain a temple and pray.
(pl., minyanim)(a) quorum of at least ten adult males assembled for prayer or other *mitzvah; (b) (colloq.:) place of public prayer; *shul
Means 'number' and refers to the necessary quorum for religious services (which is ten adult men).
a religious quorum. It takes ten men to make a minyan in traditional Judaism. p. 103
Gathering of 10 or more male Jews for prayers; a quorum of 10 is required for a service
When 10 Jews gather, this constitutes a Minyan.
The quorum necessary to recite certain prayers, consisting of ten adult Jewish men. See Group Prayer.
pl. Minyanim: Quorum of ten men required for communal prayer.
A quorum. The minimal number is ten Jews over Bar Mitzvah required for any communal religious service.
quorum of 10 required for certain prayers. Mi shnah: oral law that (along with its commentary, the Gemara) makes up the Talmud.
A minyan (Hebrew: plural minyanim) is traditionally a quorum of ten or more adult (over the age of Bar Mitzvah) male Jews for the purpose of communal prayer; a minyan is often held within a synagogue, but may be (and often is) held elsewhere. It is also used as a collective noun, as in "do we have a minyan?"