. . . "In Judaism, a minyan (Hebrew: \u05DE\u05B4\u05E0\u05B0\u05D9\u05B8\u05DF\u200E [min\u02C8jan] lit. noun count, number; pl. \u05DE\u05B4\u05E0\u05D9\u05B8\u05E0\u05B4\u05D9\u05DD minyanim [minjan\u02C8im]) 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."@en .