• November 12, 2026
  • 2 5787, Kislev
  • פרשת תולדות

Birkat Cohanim part 2

This is the second shiur on Birkat Cohanim. In it, I address:

  • How do the Cohanim give the blessing?
  • Why do Levi’im wash the hands of the Cohanim?
  • What does the Shaliach Tzibbur do?
  • What does the congregation do?
  • How sure does he have to be that he is a Cohen?
  • Can non-Cohanim give the blessing?
  • When do we recite the Priestly Blessing — daily? On festivals?
  • Other uses of the Priestly Blessing