Minyan

:This article is about the term in Judaism. For other meanings, see Minyan (disambiguation).

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Judaism - Minyan (disambiguation)

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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.

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Hebrew - Bar Mitzvah - Jew - Prayer - Synagogue

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A single minyan may be one of several simultaneous prayer services within a synagogue. One synagogue (or any building) can have two or more minyanim meeting at the same time; for example, one Ashkenazi minyan and one Sephardi minyan, or one Orthodox minyan and one Conservative minyan, though the latter would typically only happen in a community center or other communally owned building.

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Ashkenazi - Sephardi - Orthodox - Conservative

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Women are counted as part of the minyan in most non-Orthodox synagogues and prayer gatherings.

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