In Judaism, a minyan ( Hebrew : מניין \ מִנְיָן mīnyān  [minˈjan] ,  lit.  (noun) count, number;
pl. מניינים \ מִנְיָנִים mīnyānīm  [minjaˈnim] ) is the quorum of ten Jewish adults required
for certain religious obligations. In more traditional streams of Judaism, only
males 13 and older may constitute a minyan; in more modern (non-Orthodox)
streams women are also counted. The most common activity requiring a
minyan is public prayer. Accordingly, the term ‘Minyan” in contemporary
Judaism has taken on the secondary meaning of referring to a prayer service.
I have tried to capture this sense of community of active, participants
engaged in discussion, reflection and supplication. All the figures are wrapped
in prayer shawls created from actual prayers.

Media: oiled papers, bees wax, acrylic washes, inks, acrylic sculpting polymer,
linen

Size: 24” x 24” x 6” framed in acrylic plexiglass shadow box, wired for
hanging.