Partnership Minyanim
A partnership minyan is a prayer group committed to maintaining halakhic standards and practices while including women in ritual leadership roles to the fullest extent possible within the boundaries of Jewish Law.
Partnership Minyan Requirements
- The participation of at least 10 men.
- A mechitzah, meaning the divider that separates men from women in a traditional Orthodox service.
- The use of traditional liturgy.
Find More Halakhic Sources and Resources Used by Some Existing Partnership Minyanim.
Guide for a Halakhic Minyan in English
Guide for a Halakhic Minyan in Hebrew
Exploring Women as a Shaliach Tzibbur
Partnership Minyanim
UNITED STATES
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles, CA (Pico Robertson)
CONNECTICUT
Minyan Urim, New Haven, CT
Stamford Partnership Minyan, Stamford, CT
Jessie Katz jessica.d.katz@gmail.com
Pam Ehrenkranz pamehrenkranz@gmail.com
Toby Ring (he’s a guy) tobyhring@gmail.com
FLORIDA
Minyan information. Please email for requests:
Irah Belaga-Baker dr.belaga.psychology@gmail.com
ILLINOIS
Kol Sasson Congregation, Skokie, IL
MARYLAND
Keva V’Kavana, College Park, MD
Maayan Chadash, Silver Spring, MD
MASSACHUSETTS
Minyan Tehillah, Cambridge, MA
minyantehillah@gmail.com
Minyan Kol Rinah, Brookline, MA
Shira Hadasha at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Yedid Nefesh, Newton Center, MA
Kol Shira Partnership Minyan, Sharon, MA
NEW JERSEY
Minyan Tiferet of Englewood and Tenafly
Namer (נמר): Princeton’s Partnership Minyan
Center for Jewish Life/Hillel, Princeton, NJ
Teaneck Partnership Minyan
Maayan, West Orange, NJ
NEW YORK
Kol Echad, New Rochelle, NY
Darkhei Noam, New York, NY (Upper West Side)
Yavneh – The Jewish Living Project, New York, NY (Upper East Side)
917-533-8012
Tehillah Forest Hills, Queens, NY
Minyan Shachar, Riverdale, NY
Shira Chadasha, White Plains, NY
OHIO
Cleveland Partnership Minyan, Beachwood/Shaker Heights/University Heights, OH
clepartnershipminyan@gmail.com
PENNSYLVANIA
Lechu Neranena, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Pittsburgh Partnership Minyan, Pittsburgh, PA
Shira Chadasha, University of Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON D.C.
Rosh Pina, Washington, DC
AUSTRALIA
Shira Hadasha Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (Caulfield)
CANADA
Toronto Partnership Minyan, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
torontopartnershipminyan@gmail.com
FRANCE
Communauté LectureSefer, Paris, France
contact.lecturesefer@gmail.com
ISRAEL
Kehilat Beerot, Beer Sheva, Israel
Kehilat Shira Hadasha, Jerusalem, Israel (German Colony)
Kehilat Shira Hadasha! – שירה חדשה
Hakhel – Minyan Shivyoni Baka, Jerusalem, Israel
Darchei Noam, Modiin, Israel
Modiin Partnership Minyan
Renana
Modi’in, Israel
Kehillat Yachdav
Raanana, Israel
Minyan Bereishit, Tzur Hadassa, Israel
Yachad: Halachic Partnership Minyan, Givat Shmuel, Israel
UNITED KINGDOM
Kehillat Nashira, Borehamwood, England
Finchley Partnership Minyan, Finchley, London
Kol Rina Minyan, Golders Green, London
The London Partnership Minyan, London, England