Lessons on Kohanim
May a kohen who kills a terrorist do birkat kohanim?
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | 21 Adar ll 5784
Birkat Kohanim in a Shiva House
I was surprised to find, in a shiva minyan, an avel who did Birkat Kohanim. I didn’t know whether to tell him that I had never seen this before. Was it okay that he did so?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Iyar 21 5782
What Do We Do When No Kohen Is Present for Torah Reading?
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Iyar 2 5782
The Paw, the Jaw and the Maw
Why does the kohein receive the femur, if, in any instance, we are accustomed not to eat the hindquarters? Can the kohanim really corner the market on kosher tongue? How many of a cow’s stomachs does a kohein receive?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 10 5782
Birkat Kohanim by Non-Kohanim
Is it clear that a non-kohen may bless his children or others with the blessings of Birkat Kohanim ?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tammuz 3 5781
Is the Birkat Kohanim Our Oldest Relic?
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Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Sivan 9 5781
Whose Blessing?
Birkat Kohanim was on “the day that Moshe completed to erect the Mishkan”, which was the 1st of Nisan, which is also called “the eighth day” of the inauguration of the Mishkan. On this day, Aharon lifted his hands and blessed the people.
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Sivan 8 5781