In Judaism, a minyan (Hebrew: מִנְיָן‎ [minˈjan] lit. noun count, number; pl. מִניָנִים minyanim [minjanˈim]) is the quorum of ten Jewish adults required for certain religious obligations. According to many Orthodox streams of Judaism, adult females do not count in the minyan.The most common activity requiring a minyan is public prayer. Accordingly, the term minyan in contemporary Judaism has taken on the secondary meaning of referring to a prayer service.