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# The Levi is supposed to pour the water upon the hands of the cohanim in order to wash them. If there's no Levi, a firstborn should do it. If there's no firstborn, the cohen should wash his own hands.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 128:6, Mishna Brurah 128:22</ref>
# The Levi is supposed to pour the water upon the hands of the cohanim in order to wash them. If there's no Levi, a firstborn should do it. If there's no firstborn, the cohen should wash his own hands.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 128:6, Mishna Brurah 128:22</ref>
# If there is exactly a minyan of people and if the cohen leaves the room to wash his hands there will not be a minyan, some say that the cohen should wash his hands before the chazarat hashatz.<ref>Piskei Teshuvot 128:19</ref> Others say that if he washed his hands up to his wrist in the morning and kept his hands clean, he shouldn't leave the room.<ref>Yalkut Yosef 128:28 and Halacha Brurah 128:20</ref> Lastly, some say that the cohen may leave the room during the chazara in order to wash his hands. <ref>Rivevot Efraim 2:54, Nesiyat Kapayim Kehilchata 5:19 (p. 59) </ref>
# If there is exactly a minyan of people and if the cohen leaves the room to wash his hands there will not be a minyan, some say that the cohen should wash his hands before the chazarat hashatz.<ref>Piskei Teshuvot 128:19</ref> Others say that if he washed his hands up to his wrist in the morning and kept his hands clean, he shouldn't leave the room.<ref>Yalkut Yosef 128:28 and Halacha Brurah 128:20</ref> Lastly, some say that the cohen may leave the room during the chazara in order to wash his hands. <ref>Rivevot Efraim 2:54, Nesiyat Kapayim Kehilchata 5:19 (p. 59) </ref>
# If the Kohen has the custom not to wash his hands in the morning, he must wash his hands before performing the ceremony
# If the Kohen has the custom not to wash his hands in the morning, he must wash his hands before performing the ceremony.


==Minhag of thanking Cohanim==
==Minhag of thanking Cohanim==
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