Mincha

British  

/ ˈminxa, minˈxɑː /

noun

1. Judaism the afternoon service

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Example Sentences

I was no stranger to the mincha but my halting recitation was nothing like the turbocharged davening going on around me.

From The Wall Street Journal

One Wednesday this summer I arrived at the tank right as Rabbi Stone was outside trying to rustle up a 10-man quorum for an afternoon mincha service.

From The Wall Street Journal

They had been invited to join a mincha minyan, each had time and space in the wide and fairly empty plaza and had left their notes with prayers and singing.

From Washington Post

Beth Sholom member Arnie Hiller sings during Mincha, an afternoon prayer service held in conjunction with the third annual BBQ, Scotch and Seder Summit held at Beth Sholom in Potomac on March 17.

From Washington Post

I walked in their direction, and in a corner of the room I saw about two dozen men, mostly in business suits, distinguished from the average station user only by yarmulkes, chanting mincha, the Jewish afternoon prayer.

From New York Times