Standing Opposite the Kohanim

Birkas Kohanim

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Question

Hello Rabbi. Birkat Kohanim - is there any significance to standing face to face with the Kohanim in a straight line? And when there are no Kohanim, and the chazzan says the Birkat Kohanim, is there any significance to standing in front of him opposite? Thank you very much.

Answer

Hello Rabbi

For the Kohanim, there is great significance in this.

For the chazzan, there is no significance. It is not the Birkat Kohanim but merely a remembrance.

Source

Rambam, Laws of Prayer and the Priestly Blessing, Chapter 14, Halacha 11
Thus you shall bless - face to face,

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