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1. Doing Kabalah with the left hand 2. Rov Am
DAF DISCUSSIONS - ZEVACHIM 14

Shmuel Katz asked:

The Gemarah brings a Baraisa that a Cohen who does Kabollah with his left hand is Pasul. The Gemarah more clearly in Bechorot 45B states that a Left handed Cohen ( a Lefty ) is Pasul for Avodah. The question is why Lefty Cohanim are allowed to Duchin ? since this represents Avodah, they should be Pasul ? Are we to answer , as per O.C. 128:38 MB 139 , that since there is only an Isur, we are more Mekul for Duchining ?

Thanks,

Shmuel Katz

The Kollel replies:

The Taz (O.C. 128:27) states that the Hekesh which equates Avodah and Birkas Kohanim only means that Mumin which a Kohen can easily fix are Pasul for Birkas Kohanim (sitting, being drunk). Otherwise, even Balei Mumin who are in the category of "Bnei Aharon" are Kosher for Birkas Kohanim. [Though one could make an argument that this is b'Yado l'Saken, I think that it is difficult enough to be deemed Ain b'Yado l'Saken (see Taz ibid. at length).]

All the best,

Yaakov Montrose