minyan

A noun referring to the quorum of at least ten Jewish adults (traditionally males over thirteen) required by Jewish law for public worship services.

• 🇩🇪Im Judentum die für öffentliche Gebete erforderliche Mindestzahl von zehn erwachsenen Juden (traditionell Männer ab dreizehn Jahren); auch die Versammlung dieser zehn Personen selbst.

1. Quorum for prayer C1 formal

   The minimum number of ten Jewish adults (traditionally males aged 13 and older) required to conduct a full public worship service, such as reciting the Kaddish or reading from the Torah.

   • Without a minyan, the mourner could not recite the Kaddish at the service.
   • The synagogue sends out daily reminders to help gather a minyan for morning prayers.
   • In some progressive communities, a minyan includes both men and women.
   • He rushed to the temple to ensure there was a minyan for the evening prayer.

   🇩🇪Minjan

• minyanim plural form
• minyans plural form
• minyanim's possessive plural form
• minyans' possessive plural form
• minyan's possessive singular form