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At the end of the show, Cohen raised his hands, rabbinically, and recited in Hebrew the birkat kohanim, the priestly blessing, over the crowd.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2016

During Rosh Hashana services, Doug Shottenstein, a longtime member of the community, went up to bless the congregation with the rest of the kohanim, or priests.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2015

Jewish religious law lists many other detailed restrictions on kohanim.

From Time Magazine Archive