Chicago Mincha Project

Finding 10 for winter mincha, right where you work.

Registration is open - add your pin. The minyan listings are real.
This project is for people whose work schedule keeps them from getting back to an official shul during mincha hours, so they can form a minyan at the workplace instead. Any minyan formed through it should not block any public place or create a public disturbance.

Numbered pins show the nearest intersection, first initial, and how many minyan-qualifying people work there - nothing else is public. Green M markers are real early-mincha venues; tap one for its times, address and contact.

Add your workplace

When could you step out for mincha?

Choose a range between 12:00 PM and 4:30 PM, with the end later than the start. These are planning bounds, not a check of religious timing.

How would you get to a nearby minyan?

Publicly, only your nearest intersection, first initial and headcount appear. Your name, contact details, address and times stay private.

Workplace minyanim only: any minyan formed should not block any public place or create a public disturbance. This project is for people who cannot get back to an official shul during mincha hours because of work.

What others will see

Private preview on this device

Your first initial 1 qualifying person, including you Nearest intersection: not looked up in this preview

Your full name, email, phone and exact work address are not shown to other visitors. Your availability range and suggested times stay private. Only an arranged minyan's time would be public.

The organizer reviews registrations privately and will contact you only when there are enough people near you with compatible times to form a minyan (at least 10). You are never contacted automatically, and other participants never see your details.

Address suggestions come from our geocoding provider, Geoapify, as you type. Everything else you type stays on this device - this preview does not look up your address. The intersection shown in a real listing would be confirmed before submission.

Private planning preview - not shown to others

Enter your time range to see possible planning times.

These are possible start times within your range, not confirmed minyanim or a check of religious timing. The organizer would confirm the date, time and enough participants before arranging a minyan.

Already signed up? Manage your pin

Paste the private manage link or code you received when you signed up. It shows exactly what is public about your pin and lets you edit your availability, headcount, travel mode and hosting, or delete your pin yourself at any time. Deleting is immediate and permanent: your pin and your registration details are removed, not just hidden.

Lost your manage link? Enter the email address you registered with and a fresh private link will be emailed to you. Your old link stops working.

Existing mincha minyanim

With thanks to Agudath Israel of Illinois (the Agudah) for their printed early-mincha chart, on which these listings are based.

Suggest an existing minyan

Other minyan resources

For more listings and minyan coordination, including while traveling:

These links open external services with their own privacy rules. Opening an airport link shows a WhatsApp group invitation; joining is your choice. Confirm current times, location and access before going. A directory listing or group is not a confirmed minyan.

Minyan / locationTimeDaysScheduleDetails

* The printed Agudath Israel of Illinois early-mincha list (5787 / 2026-27) marks these rows "year round", and notes: "for school listings, year round refers to when school is in session." Rows without the star are not marked year-round on the printed list. Any listing earlier than 1:00 PM is inherently seasonal - mincha that early only works during standard time, not daylight saving time. Schedules change - always confirm the current time with the venue before going.

Suggest an existing minyan

Preview only - suggestions are not open yet. Nothing you enter is sent or saved. When submissions open, the project organizer will review each suggestion before adding it to the map.

Listing details - would be public after review

Use the minyan's public venue address, not your private workplace or home address. For a private venue, provide only details its host has agreed to publish.

This contact would be visible to everyone. Leave it blank if you do not have permission to publish it.

Do not include door codes, passwords or private contact details in any listing field.

Your contact - private, for organizer follow-up

Your follow-up contact would not appear on the public map. It is separate from the public listing contact above.

A suggestion is not a confirmed service or permission to visit. The organizer must check the schedule, location, public contact permission and access details before publication.

How it works

Winter afternoons are short, and it's not always easy to make it to a shul for mincha. This project helps people who work near each other find each other:

  1. You add your pin: where you work, how many minyan-qualifying people are with you, and the time window you can make.
  2. Your pin stays on the map as a marker at your nearest street intersection, showing only your first initial and headcount.
  3. The organizer reviews the pins privately. When there are enough people - at least 10 qualifying - near one place with compatible times, he contacts the relevant people and puts them in touch with each other to form a minyan.

Your privacy: the public map shows only your nearest street intersection, your first initial, and how many qualifying people are at that spot. Your name, contact information, exact address and available times are never published.