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The Priestly Blessing. A blessing that the Kohanim (or Priests) traditionally give to the congregation on holidays in the Diaspora, and daily in Eretz Yisrael.
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Where does the comma go in the Birkas Kohanim, and why?
R. Yosef Eliyahu Henkin has a responsum in which he addresses common errors relating to the placement of commas in prayer. The case in question here is one of the examples he mentions, and he states t …
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Birkas Kohanim when wife is a niddah
R. Eliezer Waldenberg has a responsum which discusses this. He cites the Sefer Hamiktzo'os (mentioned in other answers) and then quotes a bunch of sources (some cited in the above answers as well) tha …
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Why do kohanim make a bracha on birkat kohanim if they are safek kohanim?
This question is addressed by several acharonim. R. Jacob Reischer argues that since a kohen who does not perform the blessing is as if he has violated three positive commandments, the Sages said that …
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What different pronunciation should a Kohen give to each letter to be strict in halacha? (SA...
R. Moshe Feinstein has a responsum about switching one's method of pronunciation. He notes, particularly, that Birkat Kohanim and chalitzah must be done in lashon hakodesh. He therefore argues that it …