Minhah, also spelled Minha, Mincha, or Minchah, Hebrew Minh a , (offering), in Judaism,

the second of three periods of daily prayer. Minhah prayers are offered in the afternoon; to
facilitate attendance at the synagogue, the afternoon service is often scheduled so that the
evening prayers (maarib; Hebrew:maariv) can follow as soon as night has fallen. The
morning period of daily prayer is known asshaharith (Hebrew: shah arit).
Minhah consists essentially of the statutory prayer called
the Amidah (Hebrew: amida, standing). On the Sabbath and on fast days (including Yom
Kippur, the Day of Atonement), a portion of the Torah is read. The minhah service, the
institution of which is traditionally ascribed to Isaac, is considered to be a substitute for the
meal offering (Leviticus 2) made at dusk in the Temple of Jerusalem before its destruction
in AD 70.

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