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  "title": "The Priestly Blessing",
  "summary": "The Priestly Blessing, pages 351-351, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.",
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      "slug": "716-717-351-351-the-priestly-blessing-the-priestly-blessing",
      "section": "The Priestly Blessing",
      "topic": "The Priestly Blessing",
      "printPages": "351-351",
      "pdfPages": "716-717",
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        "section": {
          "hebrew": "ברכת כהנים",
          "english": "THE PRIESTLY BLESSING",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "bir|KAT ko|ha|NIM",
            "orthographic": "bir|KATH ko|ha|NIM",
            "sephardic": "bir|KAT ko|ha|NIM",
            "chabad": "bir|KAS koy|ha|NIM"
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          "hebrew": "ברכת כהנים",
          "english": "THE PRIESTLY BLESSING",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "bir|KAT ko|ha|NIM",
            "orthographic": "bir|KATH ko|ha|NIM",
            "sephardic": "bir|KAT ko|ha|NIM",
            "chabad": "bir|KAS koy|ha|NIM"
          }
        },
        "printPages": "351-351",
        "folioRead": 351,
        "printedTransliteration": false
      },
      "body": [
        {
          "type": "heading",
          "english": "THE PRIESTLY BLESSING",
          "transliteration": {}
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "For laws regarding the Priestly Blessing, see page 608."
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "After the congregation has recited We thankfully with the chazzan, the Kohanim recite the following:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ*, יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, שֶׁתְּהֵא* הַבְּרָכָה*\nהַזֹּאת שֶׁצִּוִּיתָנוּ* לְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּרָכָה שְׁלֵמָה\nשֶׁלֹּא יְהֵא בָהּ מִכְשׁוֹל וְעָוֹן, מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם:<sup>1</sup>",
          "english": "יהי May it be Your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that this blessing which You have commanded us to bless Your people Israel shall be a perfect blessing, that it shall have in it no impediment or iniquity, from now and for all time.<sup>1</sup>",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ye|HI ra|TZON mi|le|fa|NE|cha*, a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu vei|lo|HEI a|vo|TEI|nu, she|te|HEI* hab|ra|CHAH*\nha|ZOT she|tzi|vi|TA|nu* le|va|RECH et a|me|CHA yis|ra-EL b'ra|CHAH sh'le|MAH\nshe|LO ye|HEI vah mich|SHOL ve-a|VON, me-a|TAH ve-AD o|LAM:",
            "orthographic": "ye|HI ra|TZON mil|le|fa|NE|kha*, a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu veʾ|lo|HE ʾa|vo|THE|nu, shet|te|HEʾ* hab|be|ra|KHAH*\nhaz|ZOʾTH shet|tziv|vi|THA|nu* le|va|REKH ʾeth ʿam|me|KHA yiś|ra|ʾEL be|ra|KHAH she|le|MAH\nshel|LOʾ ye|HEʾ vah mikh|SHOL ve|ʿa|VON, me|ʿat|TAH ve|ʿADH ʿo|LAM:",
            "sephardic": "ye|HI ra|TZON mil|le|fa|NE|kha*, a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu ve|lo|HE a|vo|TE|nu, shet|te|HE* hab|be|ra|KHAH*\nhaz|ZOT shet|tziv|vi|TA|nu* le|va|REKH et ʿam|me|KHA yis|ra|EL be|ra|KHAH she|le|MAH\nshel|LO ye|HE vah mikh|SHOL ve|ʿa|VON, me|ʿat|TAH ve|ʿAD ʿo|LAM:",
            "chabad": "y'HI ro|TZOYN mil'|fo|NE|cho*, a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu vei|loy|HEI a|voy|SEI|nu, shet'|HEI* hab'|ro|CHOH*\nha|ZOYS she|tzi|vi|SO|nu* l'vo|REICH es am'|CHO yis|ro-EIL b'ro|CHOH sh'lei|MOH\nshe|LOY y'HEI voh mich|SHOYL v'o|VOYN, mei-a|TOH v'AD oy|LOM:"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "The Kohanim prolong the recital to conclude it as the chazzan concludes the blessing Beneficent is Your Name, so that the congregation will answer Amen to both."
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "The chazzan says quietly:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, בָּרְכֵנוּ* בַּבְּרָכָה* הַמְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת*\nבַּתּוֹרָה הַכְּתוּבָה* עַל יְדֵי מֹשֶׁה עַבְדֶּךָ,\nהָאֲמוּרָה מִפִּי אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו,",
          "english": "אלהינו Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing written in the Torah by Moses Your servant, and pronounced by Aaron and his sons.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "e|lo|HEI|nu vei|lo|HEI a|vo|TEI|nu, ba|re|CHE|nu* bab|ra|CHAH* ha|me|shu|le|SHET*\nba|to|RAH hak|tu|VAH* al ye|DEI mo|SHEH av|DE|cha,\nha-a|mu|RAH mi|PI a|ha|RON u|va|NAV,",
            "orthographic": "ʾe|lo|HE|nu veʾ|lo|HE ʾa|vo|THE|nu, ba|re|KHE|nu* bab|be|ra|KHAH* ha|me|shul|le|SHETH*\nbat|to|RAH hak|ke|thu|VAH* ʿal ye|DHE mo|SHEH ʿav|DE|kha,\nha|ʾa|mu|RAH mip|PI ʾa|ha|RON u|va|NAV,",
            "sephardic": "e|lo|HE|nu ve|lo|HE a|vo|TE|nu, ba|re|KHE|nu* bab|be|ra|KHAH* ha|me|shul|le|SHET*\nbat|to|RAH hak|ke|tu|VAH* ʿal ye|DE mo|SHEH ʿav|DE|kha,\nha|a|mu|RAH mip|PI a|ha|RON u|va|NAV,",
            "chabad": "e|loy|HEI|nu vei|loy|HEI a|voy|SEI|nu, bor'|CHEI|nu* bab'|ro|CHOH* ham'|shu|le|SHES*\nba|toy|ROH hak'|su|VOH* al y'DEI moy|SHEH av|DE|cho,\nho-a|mu|ROH mi|PI a|ha|ROYN u|vo|NOV,"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "The chazzan calls to the Kohanim aloud:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "כֹּהֲנִים,",
          "english": "<b>Kohanim,</b>",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ko|ha|NIM,",
            "orthographic": "ko|ha|NIM,",
            "sephardic": "ko|ha|NIM,",
            "chabad": "koy|ha|NIM,"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "The chazzan concludes quietly:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "עַם קְדוֹשֶׁךָ, כָּאָמוּר:",
          "english": "Your consecrated people, as it is said.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "am k'do|SHE|cha, ka-a|MUR:",
            "orthographic": "ʿam qe|dho|SHE|kha, ka|ʾa|MUR:",
            "sephardic": "ʿam qe|do|SHE|kha, ka|a|MUR:",
            "chabad": "am k'doy|SHE|cho, ko-o|MUR:"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "The congregation covers their faces with their tallitot. One not wearing a tallit should stand together with someone who does, and cover his face with that person's tallit."
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "The Kohanim, who are facing the Ark, then turn to face the congregation before reciting the following blessing:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "Transliteration, page 637."
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ*\nבִּקְדֻשָּׁתוֹ* שֶׁל אַהֲרֹן, וְצִוָּנוּ לְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמּוֹ\nיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאַהֲבָה. (אָמֵן—Cong.)",
          "english": "ברוך Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with the sanctity of Aaron, and commanded us to bless His people Israel with love. Cong. Amen.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ba|RUCH a|TAH a|do|NAI, e|lo|HEI|nu ME|lech ha-o|LAM, a|SHER kid|SHA|nu*\nbik|du|sha|TO* shel a|ha|RON, ve|tzi|va|NU le|va|RECH et a|MO\nyis|ra-EL be-a|ha|VAH. (a|MEN-Cong.)",
            "orthographic": "ba|RUKH ʾat|TAH a|do|NAI, ʾe|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM, ʾa|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu*\nbiq|dhus|sha|THO* shel ʾa|ha|RON, ve|tziv|va|NU le|va|REKH ʾeth ʿam|MO\nyiś|ra|ʾEL be|ʾa|ha|VAH. (ʾa|MEN-Cong.)",
            "sephardic": "ba|RUKH at|TAH a|do|NAI, e|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM, a|SHER qid|de|SHA|nu*\nbiq|dus|sha|TO* shel a|ha|RON, ve|tziv|va|NU le|va|REKH et ʿam|MO\nyis|ra|EL be|a|ha|VAH. (a|MEN-Cong.)",
            "chabad": "bo|RUCH a|TOH a|do|NOY, e|loy|HEI|nu ME|lech ho-oy|LOM, a|SHER kid'|SHO|nu*\nbik|du|sho|SOY* shel a|ha|ROYN, v'tzi|vo|NU l'vo|REICH es a|MOY\nyis|ro-EIL b'a|ha|VOH. (o|MEIN-Cong.)"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "The chazzan should not begin The Lord bless you until the congregation has concluded saying Amen. The Kohanim should not begin each word until the chazzan has concluded it, and the congregation should not respond Amen until the Kohanim have concluded each blessing."
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "The people standing behind the Kohanim are not included in the Priestly Blessing, but those in front of them or on their side are included, for even an iron curtain cannot separate between Israel and their Father in Heaven. However, they should face the Kohanim (but not look at them) and not look around, as the blessing of the Kohanim must be face-to-face. The people should pay attention to the blessing."
        }
      ],
      "footer": [
        {
          "type": "Citation",
          "text": "1. V. Sotah 39a."
        }
      ]
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