Minyan
Minyan ( Hebrew : מנין) in Judaism is the quorum of ten or more Jews who are religiously mature, which is necessary to hold a full Jewish service . This usually takes place in a synagogue . In Orthodox Judaism , ten male prayers are always required.
A single minyan, i.e. a prayer congregation, can be part of several church services held simultaneously in a synagogue. In practice, for example, an Ashkenazi and a Sephardic minyan can be held in the same building at the same time.
origin
The word minjan comes from the Hebrew tribe moneh מונה which means count or number. The word is related to the Aramaic mene that appears in the Menetekel , Book of Daniel 5 .
“One does not read the Shema , do not stand in front of the ark, do not raise their hands (to bless the priest ), do not read from the Torah , do not read the Haftara from the prophets, do not stand or sit, do not address the funeral blessing or words of comfort the mourners and the wedding blessing and does not organize any preparation for the communal table blessing with mentioning of the name of God if less than ten (people) are present. [...] "
Classic laws
The Halacha requires a minyan for most parts of a Jewish worship service, including the Kaddish , the Amida, and reading from the Torah and Haftara .
Reform and Conservative Judaism
In the middle of the 20th century, some reform and conservative Judaism congregations began to count women as part of the Minjan. Conservative parishes have been allowed to count women as minyan since 1973, provided the parish rabbi agrees. A majority of the conservative communities now practice the egalitarian minyan.
Individual cases
Transsexuality is not recognized by Orthodox Judaism. The gender at birth is considered to be given by God and unchangeable. That means: man-to-woman- transsexual persons are counted in the minyan, woman-to-man -transsexual persons are not.
Individual evidence
- ↑ For the minjan, we could definitely count on Dana hagalil.com, accessed September 27, 2012