Minyanim
| Halakhic texts relating to this article | |
|---|---|
| Torah: | Leviticus 22:32 |
| Mishnah: | Megillah 4:3 |
| Babylonian Talmud: | Megillah 23b; Sanhedrin 74b |
| Jerusalem Talmud: | Megillah 4:4 |
| Mishneh Torah: | Hilchot Tefillah 8:1 |
| Shulchan Aruch: | Orach Chayim 55 |
In Judaism, a minyan (Hebrew: מִנְיָן [minˈjan] lit. noun count, number; pl. מִניָנִים minyanim [minjanˈim]) is the quorum of ten Jewish adults required for certain religious obligations. In more traditional streams of Judaism only men may constitute a minyan; in more modern streams women are also counted.
The most common activity requiring a minyan is public prayer. Accordingly, the term minyan in contemporary Judaism has taken on the secondary meaning of referring to a prayer service.
The source for the requirement of minyan is recorded in the Talmud. The word minyan itself comes from the Hebrew root maneh מנה meaning to count or to number. The word is related to the Aramaic word mene, numbered, appearing in the writing on the wall in Daniel 5:25.
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