Minyan, (Hebrew: “number”, ) plural Minyanim, or Minyans, in Judaism, the minimum number of males (10) required to constitute a representative “community of Israel” for liturgical purposes. A Jewish boy of 13 may form part of the quorum after his Bar Mitzvah (religious adulthood).
What prayers require a minyan?
The most common activity requiring a minyan is public prayer.
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Rituals requiring a minyan
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Rituals requiring a minyan
- Public worship, which consists of the additional readings of Kaddish, Barechu, Kedusha and the Repetition of the Amidah. ...
- The priestly blessing.
- Reading from the Torah and Prophets with the associated benedictions.
Can you say Kaddish without a minyan?
If there is a chapel service, one can say Kaddish there if no minyan is anticipated at the cemetery, and the mourners are likely to gain comfort thereby. But at a graveside service that possibility is fore-closed, and some mourners will not act on the advice that they attend services to recite Kaddish.
