Women and Minyan   Women and men receive aliyot on the same basis. Because of the nature of Jewish law, a sense of responsibility hiyuv, must precede certain privileges, and that is why one is not counted in a minyan before bar/bat mitzvah. At Brith Sholom, women have the choice of whether they wish to be counted in a minyan or not. Some women prefer to maintain the two thousand year old exception from public prayer responsibility and, therefore, not be counted in a minyan. Whereas some women prefer to be counted in the minyan and, therefore, have accepted the prayer responsibility and signify that status by wearing a head covering at all services and a tallit at all appropriate services. The women who choose to be counted in the minyan may also lead all services.