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# '''Birkat Kohanim for Kohanim''': The Roke’ach 323 explains that during Birkat Kohanim the kohanim turn to the left and then to the right during the words Yivarecha, Vyishmarecha, Eylecha, Veyichunecha, Eylecha, Lecha, and Shalom. Peulat Tzadik 3:16 is bothered why we do this and don’t turn to the right first. Fnt. 2 points out that this is different than Gemara Yoma 53b, the bows after Shemona Esrei, since he isn’t taking leave of Hashem here. | # '''Birkat Kohanim for Kohanim''': The Roke’ach 323 explains that during Birkat Kohanim the kohanim turn to the left and then to the right during the words Yivarecha, Vyishmarecha, Eylecha, Veyichunecha, Eylecha, Lecha, and Shalom. Peulat Tzadik 3:16 is bothered why we do this and don’t turn to the right first. Fnt. 2 points out that this is different than Gemara Yoma 53b, the bows after Shemona Esrei, since he isn’t taking leave of Hashem here. | ||
# '''Birchat Hatorah''': Rama OC 139:4 writes that when a person gets an aliyah they should turn their face to the left when saying the brachot hatorah. The Mishna Brurah 139:19 explains that the reason we first turn to the left is because of the Gemara Yoma 53b. | # '''Birchat Hatorah''': Rama OC 139:4 writes that when a person gets an aliyah they should turn their face to the left when saying the brachot hatorah. The Mishna Brurah 139:19 explains that the reason we first turn to the left is because of the Gemara Yoma 53b. | ||
# '''Lecha Dodi''': Piksei Teshuvot 267 fnt 47 cites the Shaare Kavanot that during | #'''Hagbah''': Mishna Brurah 134:9 writes that a person standing on the east side of bimah should turn from east to south. The entire setup of Mishna Brurah is extremely difficult to understand because why would a person be doing hagbah from the east side of the bimah? Also, why would he be turning from east to south if he's on the east side of the bimah facing west? He should be turning from facing west to facing north? However, in light of the fact that he is quoting Pri Chadash 134:2 it is clear what he meant. He is describing a shul that's on the east side of Yerushalayim, where Pri Chadash lived. There, the Aron kodesh faces the west. When he's doing hagbah he is on the east side of the bimah facing west. He is supposed to turn in the counterclockwise direction. That is, if he were facing east he would turn to the south. In that same direction he should turn from facing west to face north. That is exactly what he and Mishna Brurah write regarding birkat cohanim that they reference here. | ||
# '''Lecha Dodi''': Piksei Teshuvot (267 fnt. 47) cites the Shaare Kavanot that during boyi kallah of Lecha Dodi a person should bow to the right for the first boyi kallah, to the left for the next one, and to the center for the last one. Kaf Hachaim 261:28 explains that the bowing to the right first is because we want to have kavana for the sefira of chachma, to the left for binah, and daat in the center. Siddur Yavetz argues that one should bow to the left first and then to the right like the Gemara Yoma 53b states for after Shemona Esrei. | |||
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