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minyan

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for minyan.

Editorial note

If you don't mind my asking, where in the US is this Chabad minyan?

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of minyan gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

adjective

Pertaining to the Minyans.

noun

(by extension) A Jewish prayer service.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for minyan.

noun

A surname.

adjective

Pertaining to the Minyans.

noun

(by extension) A Jewish prayer service.

noun

(Judaism) The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service.

Example sentences

1

If you don't mind my asking, where in the US is this Chabad minyan?

2

It is religiously required to change it with other men of your faith and sub-sect(like a Jewish minyan).

3

For example the _Kaddish_, one of the central Jewish prayers when praying with a minyan, is mostly in Aramaic.

4

That being said, I really appreciated being able to attend a minyan last Shabbos (outdoors, with restrictions).

5

My local Jewish minyan is having an event tonight with a public menorah lighting, traditional food, games (including an Oculus VR Hanukkah experience!).

6

Without a minyan it usually takes me about 10-15 minutes and I'm faster than average.

7

My Jewish minyan would disagree with that.

8

If either of the Weinstein brothers had signed, this group would have not only the power to shut down all film production but to form a minyan with enough Fiji water on hand to fill a mikvah.

9

We could demand that ten good people testify to your ownership like a minyan for The Mourner's Kaddish but society, so far, is satisfied with the current system enough not to do this because it would be terribly onerous.

Quote examples

1

As a Jew who goes to a Hassidic minyan, I can assure you that none of us are stuck in a "heyday from the past."

2

"Ourselves?" As a Litvack Jewish person who goes to a Hasidic Minyan some of "us" are those people.

Proper noun examples

1

When I'm in the United States, about half the time, I pray with a Chabad Minyan.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use minyan in a sentence?

If you don't mind my asking, where in the US is this Chabad minyan?

What does minyan mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is minyan?

minyan is commonly used as noun, adjective.