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# Therefore, during a fast day which doesn't have ne'ilah (like tish'a b'av(the ninth of av) or shiv'a asar b'tamuz(the 17th of tamuz) we do bircat Cohanim during mincha <ref>Rambam, Mishneh Torah: Hilchot Tefillah U'Bircat Cohanim, Chapter 14, Halacha 2</ref> | # Therefore, during a fast day which doesn't have ne'ilah (like tish'a b'av(the ninth of av) or shiv'a asar b'tamuz(the 17th of tamuz) we do bircat Cohanim during mincha <ref>Rambam, Mishneh Torah: Hilchot Tefillah U'Bircat Cohanim, Chapter 14, Halacha 2</ref> | ||
# The sheliach tzibur should feed the words to the Cohanim, word by word, each repeated by the Cohanim after the sheliach tzibur.<ref>Rambam, Mishneh Torah: Hilchot Tefillah U'Bircat Cohanim, Chapter 14, Halacha 3 </ref> | # The sheliach tzibur should feed the words to the Cohanim, word by word, each repeated by the Cohanim after the sheliach tzibur.<ref>Rambam, Mishneh Torah: Hilchot Tefillah U'Bircat Cohanim, Chapter 14, Halacha 3 </ref> | ||
#The congregants should answer "Amen" after each of the three berachot said in bircat Cohanim.<ref>As such: "Yevarechecha | #The congregants should answer "Amen" after each of the three berachot said in bircat Cohanim.<ref>As such: "Yevarechecha Hashem v'yishmerecha --Amen-- Ya'er Hashem panav elecha v'yichunecha --Amen-- Yisa Hashem panav elecha v'yasem lecha shalom --Amen--. Rambam, Mishneh Torah: Hilchot Tefillah U'Bircat Cohanim, Chapter 14, Halacha 3</ref> | ||
# If a Cohen is in shul and isn’t called up to do the Birkat Cohanim strictly he isn’t obligated to do Birkat Cohanim (certainly, it’s appropriate and correct to do so) however, once a Cohen is asked to do Birkat Cohanim he violates the biblical command by refusing. <Ref>Biur Halacha 128:4 </ref> | # If a Cohen is in shul and isn’t called up to do the Birkat Cohanim strictly he isn’t obligated to do Birkat Cohanim (certainly, it’s appropriate and correct to do so) however, once a Cohen is asked to do Birkat Cohanim he violates the biblical command by refusing. <Ref>Biur Halacha 128:4 </ref> | ||
# The Ashkenazic minhag outside Israel is not to do Birkat Cohanim except at Mussaf of [[Yom Tov]] because Birkat Cohanim should be done when people are relaxed and not bothered by work. <Ref>Rama 128:44. For other reasons to explain the Ashkenazi minhag see Bet Yosef 128 quoting the Sefer Chasidim, Sh”t Zera Emet 3:13, and Sh”t Bet Efraim 6 </ref> | # The Ashkenazic minhag outside Israel is not to do Birkat Cohanim except at Mussaf of [[Yom Tov]] because Birkat Cohanim should be done when people are relaxed and not bothered by work. <Ref>Rama 128:44. For other reasons to explain the Ashkenazi minhag see Bet Yosef 128 quoting the Sefer Chasidim, Sh”t Zera Emet 3:13, and Sh”t Bet Efraim 6 </ref> | ||
