Hayom Yom 7 Sivan - Standing for Birkas Kohanim - the priestly blessing

נְשִׂיאוּת כַּפַּיִם[Whenever] the Priestly Blessing [is given, the procedure to be followed by each congregant is as follows]:כְּשֶׁאוֹמְרִים תֵּבַת יְבָרֶכְךָ — הַמִּתְבָּרֵךְ רֹאשׁוֹ בְּאֶמְצַעWhen the kohanim say the word yevarechecha, the recipient of the blessing faces forward;ה' — מֵסֵב רֹאשׁוֹ לִימִינוֹ, שֶׁהִיא שְׂמֹאל הַמְבָרֵךְwhen they say A-donai, he turns his head to the right, which is to the left of [the kohanim] who recite the blessing;וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ — בְּאֶמְצַעat veyishmerecha he faces forward;יָאֵר — לִשְׂמֹאלוֹ שֶׁהִיא יְמִין הַמְבָרֵךְat ya’er he faces left;וכוand so on, [word by word — center, right, center, left, etc.,]שָׁלוֹם — רֹאשׁוֹ בְּאֶמְצַעuntil when they say shalom, he faces forward.אֲמִירַת רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָםThe prayer beginning Ribono shel olamבְּשָׁעָה שֶׁהַכֹּהֲנִים מְנַגְּנִים דַּוְקָאis said only while the kohanim sing;אֲבָל כְּשֶׁאוֹמְרִים הַתֵּבוֹת צָרִיךְ לִשְׁמוֹעַwhen they recite the words of the blessing, one should listen.כְּשֶׁמְּנַגְּנִים לְ"וְיָשֵׂם" אוֹמְרִים רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם... הַצַּדִּיקWhen they sing the melody that introduces the third to last word, veyasem, the congregation recites the words from Ribono shel olam until hatzaddik;כְּשֶׁמְּנַגְּנִים לְתֵבַת "לְךָ" — וְאִם... אֱלִישָׁעwhile they sing the melody for lecha, the congregation recites the words from ve’im to Elisha;לְ"שָׁלוֹם" — וּכְשֵׁם... לְטוֹבָהwhile they sing the melody for shalom, the congregation recites the words from u’keshem to letovah;"כְּשֶׁאוֹמְרִים "שָׁלוֹם" — אוֹמְרִים "וְתִשְׁמְרֵנִי וּתְחָנֵּנִי וְתִרְצֵנִיand while they say shalom, the congregation recites the words vesishmereini, u’sechaneini, vesirtzeini.אַדִּיר בַּמָּרוֹם אוֹמְרִים אַחַר עֲנִיַּת אָמֵן כְּשֶׁעֲדַיִן הַטַּלִית עַל פָּנָיוEach congregant recites the passage beginning Adir BaMarom after having responded Amen [to the last word of the Priestly Blessing], while his tallis is still covering his face.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]