Siddur Ashkenaz, Weekday, Shacharit, Amidah, Birkat Kohanim
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הטעם שתקנו לברך את ישראל בסוף כל תפלה לפי שהתפלות כנגד תמידין תקנום וכמו שבכל פעם בהשלים העבודה היו הכהנים מברכין את ישראל כמו שנאמר וישא אהרן את ידיו אל העם ויברכם וגומ' וכתיב כה תברכו את בני ישראל וגו'. (אבודרהם)
In Leviticus 9:22, we find that after he completed the Divine offering, Aaron lifted up his hands and blessed the people. In a like manner, his descendants, theKohanim,uttered the priestly blessing after performing the Temple Service. In our days, on the occasions when thekohanimrecite the priestly blessings, they do so immediately after the “We are thankful” prayer which terminates theAvodah*(Service) section of theShemoneh Esrei.WhenKohanimdo not recite the blessings, the blessings are mentioned by theChazzanin his repetition of theShemoneh Esrei.—Avudraham*
שליח ציבור:
To be said by the Chazzan
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ בָּרְ֒כֵֽנוּ בַבְּ֒רָכָה הַמְּ֒שֻׁלֶּֽשֶׁת בַּתּוֹרָה הַכְּ֒תוּבָה עַל יְדֵי משֶׁה עַבְדֶּֽךָ, הָאֲמוּרָה מִפִּי אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו כֹּהֲנִים עַם קְדוֹשֶֽׁךָ כָּאָמוּר:
Our God, and God of our fathers, bless us with the threefold blessing of the Torah, written by the hand of Moses, Your servant, pronounced from the mouth of Aaron and his sons, the kohanim, Your holy people; as it is said:
יְבָרֶכְ֒ךָ יְהֹוָה וְיִשְׁמְ֒רֶֽךָ:
Adonoy bless you and guard you.
יָאֵר יְהֹוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶֽיךָ וִיחֻנֶּֽךָּ:
Adonoy shine His countenance upon you and be gracious unto you.
יִשָּׂא יְהֹוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶֽיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם:
Adonoy turn His countenance toward you and grant you peace.⁵⁵ paraphrases this blessing with the words יכבש כעסו, “May He withhold His anger.”
footnotes: ⁵⁵ Rashi