Mincha
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Mincha is the Jewish afternoon prayer service, recited daily and given special liturgical significance on fast days and festivals such as Yom Kippur.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minchah | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afternoon prayer
ⓘ
Jewish prayer service ⓘ |
| alsoCalled |
Afternoon service
ⓘ
Mincha ⓘ
surface form:
Minchah
|
| associatedConcept | Daily sacrifices in the Temple ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ma’ariv
ⓘ
Shacharit ⓘ |
| category |
Hebrew prayers
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| component |
Aleinu
ⓘ
Amidah ⓘ Pesukei DeZimra ⓘ
surface form:
Ashrei
Korbanot passages in some rites ⓘ Psalm 20 in some rites ⓘ Tachanun ⓘ Torah reading on Shabbat ⓘ Torah reading on fast days ⓘ Torah reading on festivals ⓘ |
| earliestTime | Half an hour after halachic midday ⓘ |
| etymology | Hebrew word meaning grain offering or gift ⓘ |
| halachicStatus |
Obligatory for adult Jewish males in Orthodox practice
ⓘ
Obligatory for men and women in Conservative practice ⓘ Obligatory for men and women in Reform practice ⓘ Obligatory for women in many Orthodox opinions ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| latestTime |
Nightfall according to some opinions
ⓘ
Sunset according to many opinions ⓘ |
| liturgicalSignificance |
Fast days
ⓘ
Yom Tov (Jewish festival days) ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish festivals
Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| prayerLeader | Shaliach tzibbur ⓘ |
| recitedOn |
Jewish festivals
ⓘ
Public fast days ⓘ Shabbat ⓘ Weekdays ⓘ |
| recurrence | Daily ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
Private prayer
ⓘ
Synagogue ⓘ |
| specialFeature |
Haftarah on Yom Kippur Mincha
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Torah reading of Vayechal on many fast days ⓘ Vidui and Selichot on Yom Kippur Mincha ⓘ |
| structure |
Concluding prayers
ⓘ
Introductory verses ⓘ Repetition of Amidah in some communities ⓘ Amidah ⓘ
surface form:
Silent Amidah
|
| timeOfDay | Afternoon ⓘ |
| variant |
Mincha Gedolah
ⓘ
Mincha Ketana ⓘ Plag HaMincha time frame ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Minchah