Definition of "minyanim" [minyanim]

• Plural form of minyan. (noun)

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• "This shift toward more ritual practice, as well as the intensified search for spirituality demonstrated by the rise in independent minyanim (prayer groups), might suggest that the greatest rift in the Jewish community is between religious Jews (of all denominations) and the non-religious, or believers versus non-believers, or perhaps between the synagogue-affiliated and the unaffiliated."
• "The recession has prompted more groups to lower or get rid of admission fees, a practice championed by independent minyanim -- worship communities -- and the ultra-Orthodox Chabad Lubavitch movement."
• "I personally applaud the newer "egalitarian" minyanim that are springing up in Israel, although, prohibiting women from leading shacharit because of "divrei she-b'k'dushah" is equally frustrating..."