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==Upon whom is the mitzvah of Birkat Cohanim?== | ==Upon whom is the mitzvah of Birkat Cohanim?== | ||
#Most rabbinic authorities assume that the mitzvah is upon the Cohanim, while a minority opinion assumes that there’s a mitzvah both upon the Cohanim and the Yisraelim who are being blessed.<ref>Beiur Halacha 128 intro, Sefer Charedim 12:18, Igrot Moshe 4:21 </ref> | #Most rabbinic authorities assume that the mitzvah is upon the Cohanim, while a minority opinion assumes that there’s a mitzvah both upon the Cohanim and the Yisraelim who are being blessed.<ref>Beiur Halacha 128 intro, Sefer Charedim 12:18, Igrot Moshe 4:21. Ritva (Sukkah 31b) holds that there's no mitzvah upon the yisraelim, it is just for the cohanim. </ref> | ||
#If a Cohen is in shul and isn’t called up to do Birkat Cohanim, he isn’t strictly obligated to do Birkat Cohanim (though it’s certainly appropriate to do so). However, once a Cohen is asked to do Birkat Cohanim, he violates the biblical command by refusing.<ref>Beiur Halacha 128:4 </ref> | #If a Cohen is in shul and isn’t called up to do Birkat Cohanim, he isn’t strictly obligated to do Birkat Cohanim (though it’s certainly appropriate to do so). However, once a Cohen is asked to do Birkat Cohanim, he violates the biblical command by refusing.<ref>Beiur Halacha 128:4 </ref> | ||
#When a Cohen goes up to bless the congregation, it is as if the Cohen is also being blessed.<ref>Mishna Brurah 128:2, Yalkut Yosef, [[Tefillah]] Volume 1, page 294</ref> | #When a Cohen goes up to bless the congregation, it is as if the Cohen is also being blessed.<ref>Mishna Brurah 128:2, Yalkut Yosef, [[Tefillah]] Volume 1, page 294</ref> | ||
#A Cohen below the age of bar mitzvah cannot recite Birkat Cohanim alone, but he may join adult Cohanim.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 128:34 says that the purpose of a Cohen below the age of bar mitzvah going up is to learn and practice. M.B. 128:123 notes that this is different than other mitzvot of chinuch as this is only true if he already knows how to perform Birkat Cohanim according to the custom. | #A Cohen below the age of bar mitzvah cannot recite Birkat Cohanim alone, but he may join adult Cohanim.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 128:34 says that the purpose of a Cohen below the age of bar mitzvah going up is to learn and practice. M.B. 128:123 notes that this is different than other mitzvot of chinuch as this is only true if he already knows how to perform Birkat Cohanim according to the custom. M.B. 128:122 explains that a Cohen below the age of bar mitzvah does not go up alone as it is not respectful to the congregation.</ref> | ||
M.B. 128:122 explains that a Cohen below the age of bar mitzvah does not go up alone as it is not respectful to the congregation.</ref> | |||
==When is Birkat Cohanim said?== | ==When is Birkat Cohanim said?== | ||
