Hoarse Kohen for Priestly Blessing
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Question
Is a hoarse Kohen allowed to ascend the platform for the Priestly Blessing?
Answer
A Kohen must recite the Priestly Blessing in a loud voice, and therefore a hoarse Kohen whose voice cannot be heard by ten people should not ascend the platform.
Source
In the Talmud, Tractate Sotah, page 38, it is learned from the verse "Thus shall you bless" that a Kohen must bless with a loud voice. The Mishnah Berurah in Siman 128, SK 53 also rules that a hoarse Kohen should not ascend the platform, and the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Siman 23, SK 2, states that the definition of hoarse is one who raises his voice but cannot be heard by ten people.
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