1. minyan - Noun
2. minyan - Adjective
the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age)
Source: WordNetAlong with some prayers, it can only be recited with a minyan of ten Jews. Source: Internet
Communal prayer is preferred over solitary prayer, and a quorum of 10 adult males (a minyan ) is considered by Orthodox Judaism a prerequisite for several communal prayers. Source: Internet
Israel's late Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren may have ruled in 1974 that while women do not constitute a minyan, they may still carry out full prayer services. Source: Internet
A very small number of congregations that identify themselves as Conservative have resisted these changes and continue to exclude women from the minyan. Source: Internet
Halakha holds that communal Jewish worship can be carried out wherever ten Jews (a minyan ) assemble. Source: Internet
Judaism had originally counted only men in the minyan for formal prayer, on the basis that one does not count someone who is not obligated to participate. Source: Internet