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\u201cAny kohen (priest) who does not love the nation, or the nation does not love him, cannot raise his hands to bless the nation.\u201d According to the great mystical work known as the Zohar, the requirements on this one aspect of Temple service differ from all other forms of Temple service. No community buy-in is required for a <\/span>kohen<\/em> <\/span>to offer sacrifices or to prepare Temple vessels. There is no popularity contest to determine one\u2019s fitness for the priesthood in general. And yet when it comes to the Torah\u2019s command to offer blessings, it is only those <\/span>kohanim<\/em> <\/span>who are in relationship with the community who may perform this <\/span>mitzvah<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>mitzvah <\/span><\/i>of reciting the priestly blessing immediately follows the Torah\u2019s description of the <\/span>nazir<\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/i>a person who chooses to place limitations upon himself to get closer to God. <\/span>Nazirut<\/em> <\/span>represents an ascetic view of religious leadership, a belief that the effective leader is he who differentiates himself from the community. The <\/span>nazirite\u00a0<\/span>accepts restrictions intended to alienate him from everyone he loves. This, he might believe, is what it means to be a servant of God<\/span><\/p>\n

The Torah thus immediately follows its elaboration on <\/span>nazirut <\/span><\/i>with a description of <\/span>the priestly blessing<\/span>. While separation and distinction might be one path to spiritual connection, it is not a viable option for the <\/span>kohen<\/span><\/em>. <\/span><\/i>The <\/span>kohen<\/em> <\/span>is commanded to remember that he is a mere representative of his nation. A <\/span>kohen<\/em> <\/span>who has detached himself from the nation he serves, and who therefore is ineligible to offer this blessing, is said to have violated three commandments. Unlike the <\/span>nazirite<\/span>, <\/span><\/i>who sees religiosity in alienation and loneliness, the <\/span>kohen <\/span><\/i>is commanded to see religiosity in connection. This is the Torah\u2019s model of true religious service.<\/span><\/p>\n

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