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# Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakai instituted that the Cohanim shouldnt go up wearing sandals or any type of shoe, out of respect to the congregation <Ref> Gemara Sotah 40a </ref> | # Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakai instituted that the Cohanim shouldnt go up wearing sandals or any type of shoe, out of respect to the congregation <Ref> Gemara Sotah 40a </ref> | ||
# By the time the Sheliach Tzibur arrives at the blessing of "Retzeh", the Cohanim must make a motion towards doing the mitzvah. If the Sheliach Tzibur finished the blessing of "Retzeh", and said the word "Modim" before a cohen made this motion, that cohen may not go up to do bircat cohanim. <Ref> Yalkut Yosef, Tefillah Volume 1, page 299 </ref> | # By the time the Sheliach Tzibur arrives at the blessing of "Retzeh", the Cohanim must make a motion towards doing the mitzvah. If the Sheliach Tzibur finished the blessing of "Retzeh", and said the word "Modim" before a cohen made this motion, that cohen may not go up to do bircat cohanim. <Ref> Yalkut Yosef, Tefillah Volume 1, page 299 </ref> | ||
# If the only cohen in the tzibur is the Sheliach tzibur, and he is using a siddur and will therefor not be confused and will be able to continue in his tefila after bircat cohanim, he should move his feet during the bracha of "Retzeh", and then go do bircat cohanim, so that the tzibur will not miss out on this special blessing. But if there is another cohen who can do bircat cohanim, the sheliach tzibur should not go. | # If the only cohen in the tzibur is the Sheliach tzibur, and he is using a siddur and will therefor not be confused and will be able to continue in his tefila after bircat cohanim, he should move his feet during the bracha of "Retzeh", and then go do bircat cohanim, so that the tzibur will not miss out on this special blessing. But if there is another cohen who can do bircat cohanim, the sheliach tzibur should not go. <Ref> Yalkut Yosef, Tefillah Volume 1, page 311 </ref> | ||
# If the sheliach tzibur forgot to do bircat coahanim, and he started the blessing of "Sim Shalom", as long as he did not finish the blessing of "Sim Shalom", if he remembers he can go back. But if he finished the words "Hamevarech et amo yisrael basahalom"(the end of "Sim Shalom"), he can no longer go back. | # If the sheliach tzibur forgot to do bircat coahanim, and he started the blessing of "Sim Shalom", as long as he did not finish the blessing of "Sim Shalom", if he remembers he can go back. But if he finished the words "Hamevarech et amo yisrael basahalom"(the end of "Sim Shalom"), he can no longer go back. | ||
And even though there are those who say that you can do bircat cohanim after the prayers are finished, it is better not to do it. (Safek brachot lehakel- when we have a doubt about blessing we should be leniant, and not say the blessing) | And even though there are those who say that you can do bircat cohanim after the prayers are finished, it is better not to do it. (Safek brachot lehakel- when we have a doubt about blessing we should be leniant, and not say the blessing)<Ref> Yalkut Yosef, Tefillah Volume 1, page 315 </ref> | ||
==Proper behavior of the congregation during Birkat Cohanim== | ==Proper behavior of the congregation during Birkat Cohanim== | ||
