Regarding
Duchaning there is a Shaila, if a Kohen can’t hold his arms up, either because
of injury or because he is too old and weak, may he Duchan without his hands
held up we know that Nesias Kapaim is M’akeiv, however, may he Duchan by
supporting his arms, he will stand near the Shtender and maybe put something on
the Shtender to make it higher and then raise his hands, it will be held up by
the Shtender or by a friend. The Ksav Sofer had a fellow who created a contraption
that hung from his hat through which he held his hands up. Is that Kosher for
Nesias Kapaim?
The Ksav
Sofer in a Teshuva 13, the Node B’ Yehuda Kamma Teshuva 5 says no. Nesias
Kapaim requires that one has to raise his hands and therefore one who cannot
lift up his hands and he is a Kohen should walk out of the Shul before Ritzai
so that it should not look like he is not a Kohen, because he cannot Duchan.
That is the Halacha.
The
question is this, when the Milchama with Amaleik was taking place when Yehoshua
led Klal Yisrael through this battle, Aaron and Chur were helping support Moshe
Rabbeinu’s hands when he was weak from holding his hands up. It says in Shemos 17:11 (וְהָיָה, כַּאֲשֶׁר יָרִים מֹשֶׁה יָדוֹ--וְגָבַר יִשְׂרָאֵל;
וְכַאֲשֶׁר יָנִיחַ יָדוֹ, וְגָבַר עֲמָלֵק). From here we see not like the Node B’yehuda and Ksav Sofer
that even hands that are supported and held up are also considered to be (כַּאֲשֶׁר יָרִים מֹשֶׁה יָדוֹ) so why should Duchaning be any different?
This Kasha has a Sevara Teretz that you can figure out if you think about it
enough.
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