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Minhah

Minhah is the second of three daily prayer periods in Judaism. It is offered in the afternoon to allow people to attend synagogue before the evening prayer period of Maarib when night falls. Minhah consists mainly of the statutory prayer called the Amidah. On Shabbat and fast days, a portion of the Torah is also read. Minhah is considered a substitute for the meal offering made at dusk in the Temple in Jerusalem before its destruction.

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Minhah

Minhah is the second of three daily prayer periods in Judaism. It is offered in the afternoon to allow people to attend synagogue before the evening prayer period of Maarib when night falls. Minhah consists mainly of the statutory prayer called the Amidah. On Shabbat and fast days, a portion of the Torah is also read. Minhah is considered a substitute for the meal offering made at dusk in the Temple in Jerusalem before its destruction.

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Minhah, also spelled Minha, Mincha, or Minchah, Hebrew Minh a , (offering), in Judaism,

the second of three periods of daily prayer. Minhah prayers are offered in the afternoon; to
facilitate attendance at the synagogue, the afternoon service is often scheduled so that the
evening prayers (maarib; Hebrew:maariv) can follow as soon as night has fallen. The
morning period of daily prayer is known asshaharith (Hebrew: shah arit).
Minhah consists essentially of the statutory prayer called
the Amidah (Hebrew: amida, standing). On the Sabbath and on fast days (including Yom
Kippur, the Day of Atonement), a portion of the Torah is read. The minhah service, the
institution of which is traditionally ascribed to Isaac, is considered to be a substitute for the
meal offering (Leviticus 2) made at dusk in the Temple of Jerusalem before its destruction
in AD 70.

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