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# If one is in front of the Cohanim one should face east (the front of the Shul). <Ref> Biur Halacha 128:24 D”H Aval </ref> | # If one is in front of the Cohanim one should face east (the front of the Shul). <Ref> Biur Halacha 128:24 D”H Aval </ref> | ||
# One shouldn’t look at the hands of the Cohanim during Birkat Cohanim and so one should face downward <Ref>S”A 128:23 </ref> or cover one’s face with a talit. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 128:92, Tefillah KeHilchata 14:49 </ref> However, nowadays that the Cohanim wear the Talit over their hands one may look at the cohanim. <Ref>Siach Tefillah (Shaar 5, 1:2) [See also Rav Herschel Schacter’s opinion at yu.edu.]. However, the Piskei Teshuvot 128:55 writes that one should still not look at the Cohanim so as not to get distracted. </ref> | # One shouldn’t look at the hands of the Cohanim during Birkat Cohanim and so one should face downward <Ref>S”A 128:23 </ref> or cover one’s face with a talit. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 128:92, Tefillah KeHilchata 14:49 </ref> However, nowadays that the Cohanim wear the Talit over their hands one may look at the cohanim. <Ref>Siach Tefillah (Shaar 5, 1:2) [See also Rav Herschel Schacter’s opinion at yu.edu.]. However, the Piskei Teshuvot 128:55 writes that one should still not look at the Cohanim so as not to get distracted. </ref> | ||
===Answering Amen and Baruch Hu Baruch Shemo=== | ===Answering Amen and Baruch Hu Baruch Shemo=== | ||
# The congregants should answer "Amen" after each of the three berachot said in birkat 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'Birkat Cohanim, Chapter 14, Halacha 3</ref> | # The congregants should answer "Amen" after each of the three berachot said in birkat 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'Birkat Cohanim, Chapter 14, Halacha 3</ref> | ||
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==Interruptions in middle of Birkat Cohanim== | ==Interruptions in middle of Birkat Cohanim== | ||
# During Birkat Cohanim one shouldn’t make any interruptions even to answer Kaddish or Kedusha. <Ref>Halichot Shlomo 10:4 </ref> | # During Birkat Cohanim one shouldn’t make any interruptions even to answer Kaddish or Kedusha. <Ref>Halichot Shlomo 10:4 </ref> | ||
# The Tzibbur shouldn’t say anything during the Birkat Cohanim except for Amen | # The Tzibbur shouldn’t say anything during the Birkat Cohanim except for Amen. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 127:11. Tefillah KeHilchata (pg 297 note 110*) writes that some have the minhag to answer Ken Yehe Ratzon after the first two pesukim and Amen Ken Yehe Ratzon after the third pasuk. </ref>Sephardim also have the minhag to answer Baruch Hu UBaruch Shemo after hearing Hashem's name in Birkat Cohanim.<ref>Kaf HaChaim 124:27 and Sh”t Yechava Daat 4:9 write that one should say Baruch Hu UBaruch Shemo after the name of Hashem.</ref> | ||
# The Shaliach Tzibbur shouldn’t answer Amen unless he’s Davening from a Siddur and feels that he won’t loose his place, <Ref>S”A 128:19, Mishna Brurah 128:71, Tefillah KeHilchata 14:52 </ref> but to the Bracha of the cohanim before Birkat Cohanim one certainly shouldn’t answer Amen. <ref>Mishna Brurah 128:71, Kaf HaChaim 128:112, Tefillah KeHilchata 14:52 </ref> | # The Shaliach Tzibbur shouldn’t answer Amen unless he’s Davening from a Siddur and feels that he won’t loose his place, <Ref>S”A 128:19, Mishna Brurah 128:71, Tefillah KeHilchata 14:52 </ref> but to the Bracha of the cohanim before Birkat Cohanim one certainly shouldn’t answer Amen. <ref>Mishna Brurah 128:71, Kaf HaChaim 128:112, Tefillah KeHilchata 14:52 </ref> | ||
==Imitating Birkat Cohanim== | ==Imitating Birkat Cohanim== | ||
