5 Lessons
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions 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?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions Birkat Kohanim by Non-Kohanim
Is it clear that a non-kohen may bless his children or others with the blessings of Birkat Kohanim ?
Naso 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.
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions A Kohen Serving Others
I am a kohen who likes to fit in with others. When I lend a helping hand, occasionally someone tells me that I need not or should not because I am a kohen. Should I listen to them?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions Kohen Serving as Chazan in Israel
I am a kohen who comes from America, where a kohen does not duchen (do Birkat Kohanim) if he is chazan. At the yeshiva I am at, even the chazan duchens. What should I do if I am asked to be chazan?