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# According to Sephardim, the primary halacha is that one give the equivalent of 90 grams of pure silver, but it's preferable to give the equivalent of 93 grams. <ref>Yalkut Yosef YD 305:42 based on Sh"t Yechave Daat 4:54. (Rav Mordechai Eliyahu in his comment to Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:1 writes that the amount is about 100 grams of silver. However, this may be based on an older calculation of the Darham. See [[Shiurim]].) </ref>According to Ashkenazim, one should give the equivalent of 96 grams of pure silver and the minhag is to give 100 grams.<ref>Rav Chaim Kanievsky in Shiurin Deoritta (pg 35 #17), [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/768798/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Parsha_Shiur_-_Bo_5772 Rav Hershel Schachter] in Shuir on Parshat Bo (towards end of shiur) </ref> | # According to Sephardim, the primary halacha is that one give the equivalent of 90 grams of pure silver, but it's preferable to give the equivalent of 93 grams. <ref>Yalkut Yosef YD 305:42 based on Sh"t Yechave Daat 4:54. (Rav Mordechai Eliyahu in his comment to Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:1 writes that the amount is about 100 grams of silver. However, this may be based on an older calculation of the Darham. See [[Shiurim]].) </ref>According to Ashkenazim, one should give the equivalent of 96 grams of pure silver and the minhag is to give 100 grams.<ref>Rav Chaim Kanievsky in Shiurin Deoritta (pg 35 #17), [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/768798/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Parsha_Shiur_-_Bo_5772 Rav Hershel Schachter] in Shuir on Parshat Bo (towards end of shiur) </ref> | ||
# The practice is to make a Seudat Mitzvah on the occasion of a [[Pidyon HaBen]].<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:1. See [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2262 Rabbi Mansour on dailyhalacha.com] or Sdei Chemed 60:54 about the importance of the meal of a pidyon haben.</ref> | # The practice is to make a Seudat Mitzvah on the occasion of a [[Pidyon HaBen]].<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:1. See [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2262 Rabbi Mansour on dailyhalacha.com] or Sdei Chemed 60:54 about the importance of the meal of a pidyon haben.</ref> | ||
# It is proper that the father of the baby and Cohen decide that the Cohen not return the money after the Pidyon Haben.<Ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:6. [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=41714&st=&pgnum=135 Chida (Midbar Kademot 80:10)] writes that there is an old tradition that happily giving the money for pidyon haben and not taking it back is a merit that the child should be saved from illness. </ref> | # It is proper that the father of the baby and Cohen decide that the Cohen not return the money after the Pidyon Haben.<Ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:6. [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=41714&st=&pgnum=135 Chida (Midbar Kademot 80:10)] writes that there is an old tradition that happily giving the money for pidyon haben and not taking it back is a merit that the child should be saved from illness. Yalkut Yosef (Sova Semachot v. 2, p. 290) quotes this.</ref> | ||
# It isn't absolutely necessary to have a minyan at a pidyon haben, however, it is proper to have a minyan and to publicize this mitzvah.<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Sova Semachot v. 2, p. 315)</ref> | |||
# The practice is to give the baby to the kohen to hold and the kohen asks the father of the baby if he's a kohen or levi and the father answers no. Then the kohen asks if it is a firstborn and the father answers yes. Then the kohen asks whether he would rather your firstborn or five selayim that you're obligated to use to redeem your firstborn and the father answers I want my firstborn son. The kohen also asks the mother if she's the daughter or a kohen or levi and she says no. Then the kohen asks if the baby is a firstborn and she responds yes. <ref>Yalkut Yosef (Sova Semachot v. 2, p. 317-9)</ref> | |||
# The father recites the bracha of "asher kideshanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu al pidyon haben" and shehechiyanu and then gives the coins to the kohen. <ref>Yalkut Yosef (Sova Semachot v. 2, p. 319)</ref> As he gives the coins he says this is for the redemption of my son and the kohen responds that I received these coins on behalf of the redemption. Then the kohen places the coins over the son's head and says that these are for your son.<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Sova Semachot v. 2, p. 326)</ref> | |||
# The kohen procedes to bless the baby with the pesukim of birkat kohanim and a yehey ratzon. <ref>Yalkut Yosef (Sova Semachot v. 2, p. 327)</ref> | |||
# Then the kohen makes a hagefen on the wine, drinks a little, makes a bracha of al atzei besamim over the fragrence of mertles, and the recites another bracha of asher kidesh uber mbeten without shem u'malchut.<Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Sova Semachot v. 2, p. 327)</ref> | |||
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