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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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      "title": "Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Annotated Edition",
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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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        "topic": {
          "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 BENEDICTION",
          "transliteration": {}
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "Concerning the laws of the Priestly Blessing, consult page 608."
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "Once the congregation has said We thankfully together with the chazzan, the Kohanim then utter 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 please You, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that this blessing You have charged us to confer upon Your people Israel be a complete blessing, containing neither impediment nor iniquity, from this hour 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 lengthen their recitation so as to finish it when the chazzan finishes the blessing Beneficent is Your Name, that the congregation may answer Amen to both."
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "Quietly the chazzan recites:"
        },
        {
          "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, confer upon us the threefold blessing inscribed by Moses Your servant in the Torah, and uttered 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": "Aloud, the chazzan calls out to the Kohanim:"
        },
        {
          "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": "Quietly the chazzan finishes:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "עַם קְדוֹשֶׁךָ, כָּאָמוּר:",
          "english": "Your hallowed 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": "With their tallitot the congregation covers their faces. One without a tallit ought to stand beside someone who wears one, and veil his face with that person's tallit."
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "Facing the Ark, the Kohanim then turn toward the congregation before reciting the blessing that follows:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "Transliteration is on 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 hallowed us with Aaron's holiness, and charged us to bless His people Israel in 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 ought not start The Lord bless you until the congregation has finished saying Amen. The Kohanim ought not start each word until the chazzan has finished it, and the congregation ought not answer Amen until the Kohanim have finished each blessing."
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "Those standing behind the Kohanim are not included in the Priestly Blessing, yet those before them or at their side are included, for even an iron curtain cannot divide Israel from their Father in Heaven. They should nonetheless face the Kohanim (but not look at them) and not glance about, as the Kohanim's blessing must be face-to-face. The people should attend to the blessing."
        }
      ],
      "footer": [
        {
          "type": "Citation",
          "text": "1. V. Sotah 39a."
        }
      ]
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