Birkat Kohanim sung in Hebrew w/.Ladino Subs

The Priestly Blessing, (Hebrew: ברכת כהנים‎; translit. Birkat Kohanim), also known in Hebrew as Nesiat Kapayim, (lit. Raising of the Hands), is a Jewish prayer recited by Kohanim-(High Priests/Priestly Tribe)during certain Jewish services. It is based on a scriptural verse: "They shall place My name upon the children of Israel, and I Myself shall bless them."[1] It consists of the following Biblical verses (Numbers 6:24--26):
May YHWH bless you and guard you -- יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה, וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ
May YHWH make his face shine upon you and be gracious unto you -- יָאֵר יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ, וִיחֻנֶּךָּ May YHWH lift up his face onto you and give you peace -- יִשָּׂא יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ, וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם
The source of the text is Numbers 6:23--27, where Aaron and his sons bless the Israelites with this blessing.
Only Kohanim can perform the Priestly Blessing.
The Torah prohibits a Kohen from reciting the blessing while under the influence of alcohol, or in the period immediately following the death of a close relative.[citation needed]
All Kohanim present are obligated to participate. If a Kohen does not wish to participate, he must leave the sanctuary for the duration of the blessing.
The Mishnah records advise that a person who is troubled by a dream should reflect on it when the Kohanim recite their blessing. This practice is still done in many Orthodox communities.
In many traditional Jewish communities it is the custom for congregants to spread their tallitot over their own heads during the blessing and not look at the Kohanim. If a man has children, they will come under his tallit to be blessed, even if they are quite old.
This blessing is also used by some parents to bless their children on Friday night before the beginning of the Shabbat meal. Some rabbis will say the blessing to a boy at his bar mitzvah or to a girl at her bat mitzvah. It is usually prefaced, for boys with a request for God to make the child like Ephraim and Manasseh (Jacob's prayer to the children of Joseph) or, for girls with a request for God to make them like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah, the Matriarchs of the Jewish people.
It also may be said before a long journey, and some people will write it out and wear/keep it as an amulet. It is often used in the liturgy as the first section of Torah to be read in the morning after reciting the blessing before studying Torah.
In the case where no Kohanim are present in the synagogue (but there still is a minyan) the hazzan will read the prayer verse by verse, and the congregation will respond after each verse with "kein yehi ratzon, may it be God's Will." This response is used instead of "Amen", because the hazzan is merely "mentioning" the blessing, as it were, and not actually performing the ritual. However, some congregations (including Chabad) do indeed respond "Amen". This response is also employed on days and times when the Amidah is repeated but the Kohanim do not recite the priestly blessing.

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Beautiful!!