THE PRIESTLY BLESSINGS UNIQUE BLESSINGS FROM A LOFTY LEVEL

THE PRIESTLY BLESSINGS
UNIQUE BLESSINGS FROM A LOFTY LEVEL

Prior Blessings in the Torah Bircas HaCohanim

• Reward for proper service
• Higher that nature and not dependent on our service
• For every Jew wherever one would be found
• Blessings include richness and property; an abundance of quantity

יברכך
all of one’s possessions that one already has would be blessed beyond nature; an abundance of quality

ישמרך
guarding beyond natural means from any damage even robbers

Included a “brighten” face

יאר ה' פניו
shining “face”; color of gold from simchah