ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Minyan Man

Okay kiddo, so you know how Jewish people pray together, right? Well, when they do that, they need at least 10 people, or a minyan, to be there. But sometimes, it's really hard to find enough people to make a minyan. That's where the minyan man comes in!

The minyan man is someone who goes around to different synagogues and Jewish communities to help make a minyan. He's kind of like a superhero! He makes sure that there are enough people for the prayer service, so that everyone can pray together.

Sometimes, the minyan man has to travel far and wide to find 10 people. But he does it because he knows how important it is to pray together. And when he finally gets all 10 people together, they can start the service and pray as one community.

So that's the story of the minyan man, a special person who helps bring Jewish communities together to pray.