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Question
B"H.
Chag Chanukka Sameach.
Please let me know because I totally forgot the System to use to count if we have a Minyan.
We cannot count as...1,2,3,4...or alef, bet, gimmel...!
We Jews cannot count Jews.
There is a kind of short novel used to count the Minyan and I do not remember it.
Can you give me a link, please?
Thank you so much !!
Answer
ב"ה
Shalom and Chag Chanuka Same'ach to you too.
The most common and widespread way for counting 10 people for a minyan is using the pasuk =verse
הוֹשִׁ֤יעָה אֶת־עַמֶּ֗ךָ וּבָרֵ֥ךְ אֶת־נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ וּֽרְעֵ֥ם וְ֝נַשְּׂאֵ֗ם עַד הָעוֹלָֽם
from Tehillim 28:9
which has 10 words . Some people use the pasuk,
וַאֲנִ֗י בְּרֹ֣ב חַ֭סְדְּךָ אָב֣וֹא בֵיתֶ֑ךָ אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה אֶל־הֵֽיכַל קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ בְּיִרְאָתֶֽךָ
From Tehillim 5:8 which also has 10 words.
May you always have a minyan easily.
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