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 Minyan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A minyan (Hebrew: plural minyanim) is traditionally a quorum of ten or more adult (over the age of Bar Mitzvah) male Jews for the purpose of communal prayer; a minyan is often held within a synagogue, but may be (and often is) held elsewhere.
According to halakha (Jewish law), a minyan is required for many parts (D'varim SheB'Kedusha "Holy utterances") of the communal prayer service, including Barechu, Kaddish, repetition of the Amidah, the Priestly Blessing, and the Torah and Haftarah readings.
That said, communal prayer, which requires a minyan, is historically viewed as an almost-obligation—while not a requirement, it is regarded as anti-social to not join in communal prayer.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minyan   (1255 words)

  
 See Minyan disambiguation Minyan disambiguation for other meanings of the...
"See Minyan (disambiguation) Minyan (disambiguation) for other meanings of the term." In Greek mythology Greek mythology and legendary prehistory of the Aegean region, the "Minyans" were a group among the original autochthonous autochthonous inhabitants.
Modern archaeologists sometimes apply the term "Minyans" differently, to indicate the very first wave of Indo-European Indo-European speakers in the 2nd millenium BCE, among the early Bronze Age Bronze Age cultures sometimes identified with the beginning of Middle Helladic Middle Helladic culture.
The Argonauts Argonauts were sometimes referred to as "Minyans" because Jason Jason's mother came from that line, and several of his cousins joined in the adventure.
www.biodatabase.de /Minyans   (509 words)

  
 Minyans: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
See Minyan (disambiguation)[For more, click on this link] for other meanings of the term.
An eponym is a person, whether real or fictitious, whose name is thought to be, or has become, synonymous with the name of a particular object or activity....
In greek mythology, the argonauts were a band of heroes who, in the years before the trojan war, accompanied jason to colchis in his quest for the golden...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/minyans.htm   (904 words)

  
 Minyas, Greek Mythology Link.
Minyas is the ancestral eponym of the Minyans (or Minyae), a race which, coming from Thessaly, settled in northern Boeotia and founded the city of Orchomenus, famous in Hellas for its prosperity and power.
After these events, the kingdom of Minyan Orchomenus was taken by Ascalaphus 1 and Ialmenus 1, sons of Ares and Astyoche 5, daughter of Actor 7, son of Azeus, son of Clymenus 2.
Strabo (9.2.40) says that some of the Minyans emigrated to Iolcus (the city in Thessaly on the coast of the Gulf of Pagasae), and suggests that this could be the reason why the ARGONAUTS were called 'Minyans'.
homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Minyas.html   (3270 words)

  
 Synagogue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thus, even now, whenever any group of ten men comes together, they form a minyan, and are eligible to conduct public prayer services, usually in a synagogue.
The position of Hazzan could be assumed by any member of the minyan, or it may be appointed specially by the synagogue.
The German Reform movement which arose in the early 1800s made many changes to the traditional look of the synagogue, keeping with its desire to simultaneously stay Jewish yet be accepted by the host culture.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Synagogue   (2310 words)

  
 Minyanaires
Minyans are held at 8:30 AM every Monday, Thursday and on Rosh Chodesh.
Our Minyanaires provide minyans for funerals and shivas for Temple members whenever there are not adequate numbers of people in the family of the deceased.
When asked why he was planting such a tree, whose fruit he would never enjoy, he replied that just as others had planted for him, he wanted to plant for others that would come after him.
www.templeisraeldaytona.org /Minyanaires.htm   (302 words)

  
 Minyans: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
See Minyan (disambiguation) (Minyan (disambiguation): more facts about this subject) for other meanings of the term.
In Greek mythology (Greek mythology: The mythology of the ancient Greeks) and legendary prehistory of the Aegean region, the Minyans were a group among the original autochthonous (autochthonous: indigenous peoples are a subjective controversy according their nature of label....
Greek mythographers gave the Minyans an eponym (eponym: A name derived from the name of person (real or imaginary) as the name of Alexandria is derived from the name of its founder: Alexander the Great) ous founder, Minyas (Minyas: in greek mythology, minyas was the founder of orchomenus or son of king orchomenus,...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/minyans   (464 words)

  
 Cyrene, Greek Mythology Link.
But the Spartan wives of the Minyans asked permission to enter the prison and visit their husbands; and when permission was granted, they gave their husbands their own garments, and themselves put on the men's clothing.
It was then that Theras interceded, promising to lead the Minyans out of the country to the island of Calliste.
This is how the Minyans (or some of them since others migrated to other territories) left Lacedaemon with thirty-oared ships.
homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Cyrene.html   (1569 words)

  
 Minyan Rimonim at Ansche Chesed
Minyan Rimonim, started in June 1997, is a twice a month minyan which stresses openness and the participation of its members.
The minyan generally meets twice a month on Shabbat mornings in the Ansche Chesed Chapel starting at 10:00 a.m.
Members of the minyan and those interested in the minyan are invited to "subscribe".
www.anschechesed.org /minyans/Rimonim   (424 words)

  
 Alternative Jewish Minyans Promote Equality but Keep Tradition -- Beliefnet.com
In that sense, alternative minyans are a hybrid of the old and the new, combining Orthodox liturgy and Conservative gender sensibilities, which is what attracted Levy.
The major difference between the service at the Library Minyan, in which a core group of 20 worshippers gather in the Conservative congregation's library, and the main sanctuary service at Beth Shalom is that the Library Minyan reads the full Torah every year.
Held, who is formerly the rabbi of an egalitarian minyan at Harvard Hillel, said that both Orthodox and Conservative young people experienced "an undercurrent of crisis" in their denominations because of either gender issues or lack of traditionalism.
www.beliefnet.com /story/153/story_15321_1.html   (952 words)

  
 Mycenaean Origin of Greek Mythology: Chapter II. Mycenaean Centers and Mythological Centers: 7. Northern Boeotia and ...
The myth itself corroborates this connection, for the goal of the expedition is the fetching of the golden fleece, the fleece is inseparable from the cult of Zeus Laphystius, and the original home of this cult is Mount Laphystion, south of Orchomenus.
It is recognized that the interrelations between the Thessalian and the Pylian heroes are too close and manifold not to be of ancient and genuine origin; furthermore, the connections between the Minyans and the Pylians are acknowledged even by those whose opinions are opposed to the wide distribution attributed to the Minyans.
The Minyans were exposed to the pressure of the tribes in their rear coming down from the mountains in the north and northwest, but they seem to have had foes in the south too.
www.sacred-texts.com /cla/mog/mog10.htm   (8156 words)

  
 Business Development Institute :: Minyanville to Host Second Annual 'Sundance of Finance': Bridges Wall Street With ...
Leading the Minyans through the mountains is Minyanville founder Todd Harrison, former President of Cramer Berkowitz and former columnist for TheStreet.com.
Minyans in the Mountains feeds off Minyanville's belief in community and fiscal consciousness as the source of a solid understanding of today's marketplace.
To request a press pass, become a corporate sponsor for Minyans in the Mountains or to register for the conference visit: http://www.mimretreat.com/; email, mim@minyanville.com; or call (800) 830-6687.
sev.prnewswire.com /banking-financial-services/20050602/NYTH16902062005-1.html   (493 words)

  
 Underworld
As the Minyans became more advanced, they renounced their former gods.
Now the last of the Minyans have embarked on a quest to recover their lost race banks.
Their quest is destined to bring the Minyans once again into contact with the Time Lords – one Time Lord in particular.
www.dwwa.net /dwvwe/vhs/dr4/underworld.html   (268 words)

  
 Apollonius of Rhodes Jason and the Golder Fleece (Argonautica) Summary
The sons know the Minyans will not be well received by the savage and cruel Aietes, and that the fleece is guarded by a serpent...
They describe a storm that has destroyed their ship, and that they were saved by the Minyans, and that the Minyans are on a quest for the fleece to assuage the wrath of Zeus (for which they are willing to pay).
Aietes is furious at this story, angry at the sons, suspects the Minyans of having been enlisted to help in a conspiracy to take his throne.
www.mcgoodwin.net /pages/otherbooks/ar_argonautica.html   (2903 words)

  
 Minyanville : University : Trading   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
There have been few people—if any—who have meant so much to the Minyan mission or helped me shoulder the tough times and rough spots that are part of any meaningful undertaking.
More importantly, the Minyans were out in force and itching to begin their mountain mingle adventure.
To be A.D.D in a sensory overload environment, with 175 fellow Minyans, new professors and families to meet and various “to do’s” still littering my radar, is another task entirely.
www.minyanville.com /university/trading.htm?id=8288   (1804 words)

  
 SUTEKH : Doctor Who BBC Video Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The first alien race they encountered were the Minyans, who treated the Time Lords as gods.
In return, the Time Lords gave medical and scientific help, until the Minyans became advanced enough to reject the Time Lords and renounce their former gods.
The war that followed destroyed the planet Minyos, and set the Time Lords forever on the path of non-interference with the affairs of the universe.
www.sutekh.freeserve.co.uk /drwhovideo/bbcvideoinfo/4y.htm   (190 words)

  
 Minyans in the Mountains-Retreat 2006
Minyans with a competitive streak will undoubtedly enjoy playing in our softball tournament.
Minyans looking to capture the quintessential Colorado experience will jump at the opportunity to fish natural trout populations in trophy-class Gold Medal designated creeks and rivers.
Reflect on your day or mingle with other Minyans while you explore one of Vail's many beautiful and serene trails right from the Hotel property.
www.bdionline.com /mim/leisure.asp   (433 words)

  
 Minyans: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
See Minyan (disambiguation)[for more info, click this link] for other meanings of the term.
the Minyans were a group among the original autochthonous (Indigenous peoples are a subjective controversy according their nature of label....)
Greek mythographers gave the Minyans an eponym (A name derived from the name of person (real or imaginary) as the name of Alexandria is derived from the name of its founder: Alexander the Great)
www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/minyans   (990 words)

  
 Heracles, The Lion of Cithaeron, and the Minyans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Heracles, The Lion of Cithaeron, and the Minyans
Clymenus, king of the Minyans, was wounded with a cast of a stone by a charioteer of Menoeceus, named Perieres, in a precinct of Poseidon at Onchestus; and being carried dying to Orchomenus, he with his last breath charged his son Erginus to avenge his death.
And Heracles received from Creon his eldest daughter Megara as a prize of valor, and by her he had three sons...
www3.baylor.edu /~John_Thorburn/HeraclesLionMinyans.html   (389 words)

  
 Underworld
Herrick's ID check reveals the sound to be of the timeships of the "gods" who came to help the Minyans 100,000 years ago.
Time travel was new to the Time Lords at this time and they were kicked out by the Minyans, who then fought among themselves and eventually learned about the invention called a toothbrush and how to split the atom.
The expulsion of the Time Lords by the Minyans was one reason for the later non-intervention policy adapted by the Time Lords.
www.drwhoguide.com /who_4y.htm   (5398 words)

  
 Jewish and Israel News from New York - The Jewish Week
The other key element threaded through all of the new minyans is ruach, a spirited worship experience, which was the key for creators of Congregation Tehillah, a new minyan in Riverdale.
Leaders of most of the new minyans are concerned that they’ll be perceived as competition by the more established congregations.
This burgeoning of new minyans is likely to have a positive impact on the number of religiously engaged Jews overall, said Rabbi Hoffman.
www.thejewishweek.com /news/newscontent.php3?artid=6503   (1759 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Doctor Who - Underworld (1975) : Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The crew is on a quest to find the lost gene banks of their race, which were placed on a second ship around which a young planet has since formed.
The Minyans proclaimed them gods and were given such advancements that they destoyed one another.
Now the Doctor with the minyans has to stop the evil computer calling itself the Oracle from keeping the desendants of the P7E in ignorance and a grip of evil.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008AOWS?v=glance   (1582 words)

  
 Myth Notes: Introduction
They were nomadic Minyans, who had perhaps, not long separated from another branch of Indo European stock which was at this same period settling on Anatolian plateau, the Hittites.
At same time as Minyans were occupying continental Greece, there was developing in Crete a civilization created by a Mediterranean people who had settled in the island some centuries earleir: The Minoans.
Fusion and Contamination: The Dorian Contribution Formation of Greek religion was result of fusion of Indo European elements (which were already adulterated) brought in by Minyans and the Achaeans, with the "Aegean" elements borrowed by these peoples from Crete.
www.albany.edu /faculty/lr618/1mnin.html   (1840 words)

  
 Beth Shalom - Our Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Their purpose is to provide both a place for mourners to say kaddish and an opportunity for daily worship at the synagogue.
Morning minyan is at 7:00am Monday through Friday.
Other minyan attendees will be more than happy to assist you.
www.bethshalomseattle.org /jewish_basics/text001.php3?page=257   (241 words)

  
 Kol Zimrah: Meaningful Prayer Through Music
That minyan is Kol Zimrah (Hebrew for "Voice of Song"), its motto is "meaningful prayer through music," and its astonishingly fast growth on New York's Upper West Side is changing the way many people think about independent congregations and what young Jewish professionals are looking for in a prayer experience.
As Park Slope Minyan founder Elizabeth Richman said, "We are principally inspired by the music of an Orthodox rabbi [Shlomo Carlebach], davened by laypeople in an easy-to-recognize Conservative style out of a Reconstructionist siddur (and the many different siddurim that participants bring with them) in a space generously made available by a Reform congregation."
Jay Michaelson is the chief editor of Zeek: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture, and is the director of Nehirim, a spiritual retreat for gay and lesbian Jews (www.nehirim.org).
kolzimrah.info /news   (1185 words)

  
 Of Beginners and Minyans: A Journey to Judaism
In the beginning, for me, there was the Beginners' Minyan at Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan, led then as now by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald.
Now, my wife did not press her views on me, but I was curious, and so she directed me to the Beginners' Minyan at Lincoln Square, which was 3 minutes' walk from our apartment.
I was given this name - in friendship - by one of the regulars at the minyan because, of course, I did not count for the minyan.
montefiore.torah.org /article/winnett1.html   (1729 words)

  
 Full Story of Heracles
Heracles eventually returned to Thebes, and found it was paying tribute of 100 cattle each year to Erginus, king of the Minyans.
Heracles attacked a group of heralds from the Minyans, and cut off their ears, noses and hands.
Erginus was killed and the Minyans were forced to pay double the previous tribute to the Thebans.
members.tripod.com /~Kekrops/Heracles_Full_Story.html   (1120 words)

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