{"id":23489,"date":"2026-09-29T17:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harissa.com\/news-wp\/?p=23489"},"modified":"2026-09-30T01:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T01:51:55","slug":"birkat-cohanim-par-roland-fellous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harissa.com\/news-wp\/birkat-cohanim-par-roland-fellous\/","title":{"rendered":"Birkat Cohanim, par Roland Fellous"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h1>Beaucoup\u00a0 se\u00a0 sont\u00a0 exprimes\u00a0 sur\u00a0 divers sujets  sur\u00a0 ce\u00a0 site,\u00a0 Harissa\u00a0 . Je\u00a0 n \u0091 ai\u00a0 pu\u00a0 intervenir\u00a0 car\u00a0 J \u0091 etais\u00a0 pris\u00a0 par\u00a0 la preparation\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 mini\u00a0 exposition\u00a0 sur\u00a0 le Judaisme\u00a0 Tunisien dans\u00a0 le\u00a0 cadre\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 synagogue Chalom  Vereout\u00a0 de\u00a0 Bat\u00a0 yam\u00a0 . Cette exposition\u00a0 a\u00a0 ete\u00a0 presentee  le\u00a0 5 septembre<strong>\u00a02001 a\u00a0 Jerusalem\u00a0 a\u00a0 la\u00a0 journee\u00a0 des\u00a0 communautes francophone  d \u0091\u00a0 Israel\u00a0 . Je\u00a0 prefererai intervenir\u00a0 plus\u00a0 tard\u00a0 sur\u00a0 ces\u00a0 divers sujets\u00a0 en\u00a0 cours\u00a0 . je\u00a0 comprends\u00a0 que\u00a0 la situation\u00a0 en\u00a0 Amerique\u00a0 est\u00a0 preoccupante\u00a0 et\u00a0 que la\u00a0 majorite\u00a0 des\u00a0 commentaires\u00a0 se\u00a0 porte\u00a0 a ce\u00a0 sujet\u00a0 .\u00a0 Nous\u00a0 sommes\u00a0 au\u00a0 seuil de\u00a0 la nouvelle\u00a0 annee  et\u00a0 souhaite\u00a0 une\u00a0 tres bonne et\u00a0 heureuse\u00a0 annee\u00a0 5762\u00a0 a\u00a0 tous\u00a0 les Harissiens\u00a0 ainsi\u00a0 qu \u0091 a\u00a0 tous\u00a0 les\u00a0 Juifs\u00a0 ou qu \u0091 ils\u00a0 se\u00a0 trouvent\u00a0 . Nous\u00a0 esperons\u00a0 que cette\u00a0 annee\u00a0 soit\u00a0 une\u00a0 annee\u00a0 de Sante , Securite et\u00a0 Benedictions\u00a0 .Ces\u00a0 trois\u00a0 souhaits\u00a0 commencent par\u00a0 la\u00a0 deuxieme\u00a0 lettre\u00a0 de\u00a0 l alphabet Hebraique , tout\u00a0 comme\u00a0 la\u00a0 lettre\u00a0 Beit\u00a0 de cette nouvelle\u00a0 annee . <\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Nous\u00a0 sommes\u00a0 a\u00a0 l \u0091\u00a0 approche de\u00a0 Kippour\u00a0 , et\u00a0 je\u00a0 voudrai\u00a0 encore\u00a0 une fois\u00a0 eclaircir\u00a0 le\u00a0 sujet\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 Birkat Cohanim\u00a0 . le\u00a0 debat\u00a0 sur\u00a0 la\u00a0 presence\u00a0 des femmes\u00a0 a\u00a0 ce\u00a0 moment\u00a0 la\u00a0 ,d \u0091 autres\u00a0 se sont\u00a0 encore\u00a0 exprimes  et\u00a0 j \u0091 ai\u00a0 apprecie le\u00a0 debat\u00a0 serieux\u00a0 des\u00a0 intervenants .\u00a0 Je\u00a0 me suis\u00a0 deja\u00a0 exprimes\u00a0 sur\u00a0 Harissa  le\u00a0 06 Aout 2001\u00a0 sur\u00a0 cette\u00a0 coutume\u00a0 a\u00a0 Tunis\u00a0 .\u00a0 Je crois avoir\u00a0 eu\u00a0 tord\u00a0 d \u0091 expliquer\u00a0 en premier  l \u0091 origine\u00a0 de\u00a0 cette\u00a0 tradition\u00a0 . Il\u00a0 m \u0091 aurait\u00a0 fallu\u00a0 commencer\u00a0 a\u00a0 expliquer le\u00a0 sens\u00a0 de\u00a0 cette\u00a0 Benediction  .\u00a0 Je vais\u00a0 m \u0091y\u00a0 employer\u00a0 ci\u00a0 apres\u00a0 .\u00a0 Auparavant je\u00a0 dois\u00a0 dire\u00a0 a\u00a0 Line\u00a0 que\u00a0 sa\u00a0 maniere de\u00a0 repondre\u00a0 et\u00a0 de\u00a0 donner\u00a0 la\u00a0 Halakha\u00a0 aussi brievement\u00a0 , ainsi\u00a0 et\u00a0 pas\u00a0 autrement\u00a0 ,cette maniere\u00a0 n \u0091est\u00a0 pas\u00a0 Tune\u00a0 . Nos\u00a0 Anciens\u00a0 et tous\u00a0 nos\u00a0 Rabbins\u00a0 Tunisiens\u00a0 nous\u00a0 parlaient\u00a0 d \u0091une\u00a0 autre\u00a0 maniere .\u00a0 Ainsi\u00a0 , mon\u00a0 Rabbin\u00a0 pour m \u0091expliquer\u00a0 me\u00a0 disait\u00a0 ,\u00a0 : Ayja\u00a0 ya\u00a0 ouildi Echma\u00a0 ya\u00a0 ouildi\u00a0 . En\u00a0 Francais\u00a0 ,\u00a0 ainsi qu \u0091en\u00a0 Hebreu\u00a0 c \u0091est\u00a0 de\u00a0 meme  : Ecoute mon\u00a0 fils ,\u00a0 Chema\u00a0 Beni ,\u00a0 ecoute\u00a0 mon\u00a0 fils\u00a0 l \u0091 enseignement\u00a0 de\u00a0 ton\u00a0 pere , voir\u00a0 les\u00a0 Proverbes de\u00a0 la\u00a0 Bible\u00a0 ou\u00a0 relire\u00a0 la\u00a0 lettre\u00a0 de Nahmanide\u00a0 a\u00a0 son\u00a0 fils\u00a0 . Line\u00a0 , ce\u00a0 n \u0091est pas\u00a0 facile\u00a0 de\u00a0 changer\u00a0 une\u00a0 habitude\u00a0 si\u00a0 l \u0091on\u00a0 est\u00a0 pas\u00a0 convaincu\u00a0 que\u00a0 cette\u00a0 coutume\u00a0 n \u0091est\u00a0 pas\u00a0 bonne\u00a0 . Il\u00a0 faut\u00a0 expliquer\u00a0 et\u00a0 faire comprendre .\u00a0 Ce\u00a0 qui\u00a0 est\u00a0 sur\u00a0 et\u00a0 il\u00a0 faut le\u00a0 reconnaitre\u00a0 ,\u00a0 beaucoup\u00a0 ont\u00a0 deja\u00a0 perdu cette\u00a0 habitude .\u00a0 Je\u00a0 vais\u00a0 tacher\u00a0 de m\u0091exprimer\u00a0 aussi\u00a0 clairement\u00a0 que possible\u00a0 pour\u00a0 faire\u00a0 comprendre la\u00a0 signification\u00a0 de cette\u00a0 Benediction . Si\u00a0 en\u00a0 dehors\u00a0 d \u0091Israel\u00a0 cette Benediction\u00a0 ne\u00a0 se\u00a0 recite\u00a0 qu \u0091aux\u00a0 grandes fetes\u00a0 ,\u00a0 en\u00a0 Israel\u00a0 elle doit\u00a0 etre\u00a0 reciter tous\u00a0 les\u00a0 jours\u00a0 si\u00a0 un\u00a0 Cohen\u00a0 se\u00a0 trouve a\u00a0 la\u00a0 Synagogue\u00a0 .\u00a0 Vous\u00a0 vous\u00a0 imaginez\u00a0 tous les\u00a0 jours\u00a0 les\u00a0 femmes venir\u00a0 sous\u00a0 le\u00a0 Taleth du\u00a0 mari ?  Sachons\u00a0 au\u00a0 depart\u00a0 que\u00a0 la Benediction  est\u00a0 appele\u00a0 a\u00a0 ce\u00a0 titre\u00a0 Birkat Cohanim\u00a0 ,donc\u00a0 ce\u00a0 sont\u00a0 les\u00a0 Cohanim\u00a0 qui nous\u00a0 benissent\u00a0 et\u00a0 non\u00a0 pas\u00a0 notre\u00a0 pere\u00a0 ou grand pere\u00a0 car\u00a0 eux\u00a0 aussi\u00a0 sont\u00a0 benis\u00a0 par les\u00a0 Cohanim\u00a0 .\u00a0 Le\u00a0 chef\u00a0 de\u00a0 famille\u00a0 n \u0091est que\u00a0 l \u0091intermediare\u00a0 .\u00a0 Cette\u00a0 Benediction  c \u0091est  D\u0085\u00a0 qui\u00a0 l \u0091a  institue\u00a0 , elle se\u00a0 trouve\u00a0 dans\u00a0 la\u00a0 Bible  , au\u00a0 chapitre 6\u00a0 versets\u00a0 22\u00a0 a\u00a0 27\u00a0 du\u00a0 livre\u00a0 des nombres.\u00a0 Ceux\u00a0 qui\u00a0 voudrons\u00a0 la\u00a0 traduction integrale\u00a0 pourrons\u00a0 la\u00a0 lire\u00a0 dans\u00a0 la\u00a0 Bible aux\u00a0 versets\u00a0 mentionnes\u00a0 ci \u0096 dessus\u00a0 .\u00a0 Je\u00a0 ne traduirai\u00a0 que\u00a0 les\u00a0 versets\u00a0 pour\u00a0 la\u00a0 comprehension de\u00a0 notre\u00a0 sujet  debat\u00a0 .\u00a0 La Benediction\u00a0 que\u00a0 les\u00a0 Cohanim\u00a0 prononceront\u00a0 seront les\u00a0 versets\u00a0 24\u00a0 , 25 , 26 .\u00a0 Nos\u00a0 sages  dans leurs\u00a0 commentaires\u00a0 , precisent  que\u00a0 la Benediction\u00a0 elle\u00a0 meme\u00a0 contient\u00a0 15\u00a0 mots\u00a0 tout comme\u00a0 le\u00a0 Nom\u00a0 de\u00a0 D\u0085\u00a0 youd\u00a0 et\u00a0 he qui\u00a0 a\u00a0 la\u00a0 valeur\u00a0 numerique\u00a0 de\u00a0 15\u00a0 , et que\u00a0 nous\u00a0 trouvons\u00a0 dans\u00a0 le\u00a0 mot\u00a0 Alleluia qui\u00a0 se\u00a0 traduit  par\u00a0 :&lt;\u00a0 Rendons\u00a0 grace a\u00a0 D\u0085 &gt;  A\u00a0 present  nous\u00a0 comprenons un\u00a0 peu\u00a0 mieux\u00a0 le\u00a0 verset\u00a0 27\u00a0 .&lt; Ils imposeront ainsi\u00a0 Mon\u00a0 Nom\u00a0 sur\u00a0 les\u00a0 enfants\u00a0 d \u0091 Israel\u00a0 , et\u00a0 Moi\u00a0 Je\u00a0 les\u00a0 benirai\u00a0 . &gt;&gt; Les\u00a0 commentaires\u00a0 disent\u00a0 que\u00a0 les\u00a0 Cohanim\u00a0 doivent elever\u00a0 leurs\u00a0 mains  pour\u00a0 imposer\u00a0 son\u00a0 Nom sur\u00a0 les\u00a0 enfants\u00a0 d \u0091Israel\u00a0 . Nous\u00a0 l \u0091 avons deja\u00a0 vu\u00a0 le\u00a0 Nom\u00a0 , c \u0091est\u00a0 la Benediction\u00a0 elle\u00a0 meme .\u00a0 En\u00a0 Hebreu\u00a0 la\u00a0 main se\u00a0 dit\u00a0 &lt;yad &gt; et\u00a0 qui\u00a0 a\u00a0 une\u00a0 valeur numerique\u00a0 de\u00a0 14\u00a0 . Nous\u00a0 savons\u00a0 que\u00a0 nous avons\u00a0 14\u00a0 phalanges\u00a0 dans\u00a0 une\u00a0 main\u00a0 . Resumons ,\u00a0 les\u00a0 Cohanim\u00a0 recoivent\u00a0 l \u0091 ordre\u00a0 de\u00a0 benir les\u00a0 enfants\u00a0 d \u0091 Israel\u00a0 , ces\u00a0 derniers\u00a0 vont recevoir\u00a0 la\u00a0 Benediction  des\u00a0 Cohanim\u00a0 en\u00a0 la transmettant\u00a0 a\u00a0 leurs\u00a0 enfants\u00a0 . Ainsi \u00a0Jacob benira\u00a0 ses\u00a0 petits\u00a0 enfants\u00a0 en\u00a0 mettant\u00a0 ses mains\u00a0 sur\u00a0 leurs  tetes  Genese 48 a fin . Les\u00a0 peres\u00a0 sont\u00a0 les\u00a0 intermedaires\u00a0 des\u00a0 Cohanim en\u00a0 posant\u00a0 leur\u00a0 mains\u00a0 sur\u00a0 leurs\u00a0 enfants\u00a0 , en\u00a0 valeur\u00a0 numerique\u00a0 14\u00a0 . les\u00a0 peres\u00a0 seulement\u00a0 ne peuvent\u00a0 pas\u00a0 benir .  Il\u00a0 manquera\u00a0 une\u00a0 unite pour\u00a0 la\u00a0 vrai  Benediction\u00a0 = 15\u00a0 , c \u0091 est D\u0085 Lui\u00a0 meme en\u00a0 fin\u00a0 de\u00a0 compte\u00a0 qui\u00a0 nous Benira\u00a0 ,comme\u00a0 il\u00a0 est\u00a0 dit\u00a0 au\u00a0 verset\u00a0 27 et\u00a0 moi\u00a0 je\u00a0 vous\u00a0 Benirai . Puisque\u00a0 la\u00a0 Benediction vient\u00a0 d \u0091en \u0096 haut\u00a0 les\u00a0 femmes\u00a0 se\u00a0 trouvant aux\u00a0 galeries\u00a0 au\u00a0 premier\u00a0 etage\u00a0 seront\u00a0 Benies en\u00a0 premier\u00a0 . Donc\u00a0 pourquoi\u00a0 les\u00a0 femmes\u00a0 ont elles\u00a0 besoin\u00a0 de\u00a0 venir\u00a0 sous\u00a0 le\u00a0 Taleth\u00a0 du mari\u00a0 ?\u00a0 Vous\u00a0 vous\u00a0 poserez  peut\u00a0 etre cette\u00a0 question\u00a0 .: Pourquoi\u00a0 on\u00a0 nous\u00a0 couvvre\u00a0 le visage\u00a0 avec\u00a0 le\u00a0 Taleth\u00a0 ? Reponse :  C \u0091 est qu \u0091il\u00a0 est\u00a0 interdit\u00a0 de\u00a0 regarder\u00a0 en direction\u00a0 du\u00a0 Cohen\u00a0 . Pour\u00a0 s \u0091 en\u00a0 assurer que\u00a0 nous\u00a0 petits\u00a0 enfants\u00a0 ne\u00a0 regardions\u00a0 le Cohen\u00a0 benir\u00a0 . Aussi\u00a0 il\u00a0 ne\u00a0 faut\u00a0 pas\u00a0 donner le\u00a0 dos\u00a0 au\u00a0 Cohen\u00a0 en\u00a0 recevant\u00a0 la Benediction . Une\u00a0 autre\u00a0 question\u00a0 .Pourquoi\u00a0 le\u00a0 Cohen aussi\u00a0 se\u00a0 voile\u00a0 le\u00a0 visage ? Reponse :\u00a0 C \u0091est pour\u00a0 que\u00a0 sa\u00a0 Benediction\u00a0 doit\u00a0 inclure\u00a0 tous les\u00a0 fideles , jeunes\u00a0 et\u00a0 vieux\u00a0 , pratiquants\u00a0 et moins\u00a0 pratiquants\u00a0 ,\u00a0 hommes\u00a0 ou\u00a0 femmes\u00a0 a leurs places\u00a0 en\u00a0 haut\u00a0 ou\u00a0 en\u00a0 bas\u00a0 .\u00a0 Les\u00a0 yeux du\u00a0 Cohen\u00a0 ne\u00a0 doivent\u00a0 pas\u00a0 se\u00a0 diriger\u00a0 vers un\u00a0 endroit\u00a0 precis\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 Synagogue .\u00a0 D \u0091 autre\u00a0 part\u00a0 les\u00a0 Cohanim\u00a0 avant\u00a0 de\u00a0 nous\u00a0 benir doivent\u00a0 reciter\u00a0 une\u00a0 benediction\u00a0 faces  tournes a\u00a0 l\u0091Arche\u00a0 Sainte  :\u00a0 &lt; Beni\u00a0 Soit\u00a0 Tu notre\u00a0 D\u0085\u00a0 Roi\u00a0 de\u00a0 l \u0091 univers\u00a0 qui\u00a0 nous a\u00a0 sanctifie\u00a0 par\u00a0 la\u00a0 Saintete  d\u00a0 \u0091 Aaron\u00a0 et\u00a0 nous\u00a0 a\u00a0 ordonne\u00a0 de\u00a0 benir\u00a0 son peuple ,\u00a0 Israel\u00a0 avec  Amour\u00a0 . En\u00a0 prononcant le\u00a0 mot\u00a0 avec\u00a0 amour\u00a0 , le\u00a0 Cohen\u00a0 doit\u00a0 se retouner\u00a0 vers\u00a0 les\u00a0 fideles\u00a0 .Donc\u00a0 sans\u00a0 preference et\u00a0 avec\u00a0 amour\u00a0 envers\u00a0 tout\u00a0 le\u00a0 monde que le\u00a0 Cohen\u00a0 doit\u00a0 Benir .\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Roland Fellous <\/strong> <br \/> <strong><a href=\"mailto:rolandf@zahav.net.il\">rolandf@zahav.net.il<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h6><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beaucoup\u00a0 se\u00a0 sont\u00a0 exprimes\u00a0 sur\u00a0 divers sujets sur\u00a0 ce\u00a0 site,\u00a0 Harissa\u00a0 . Je\u00a0 n \u0091 ai\u00a0 pu\u00a0 intervenir\u00a0 car\u00a0 J \u0091 etais\u00a0 pris\u00a0 par\u00a0 la preparation\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 mini\u00a0 exposition\u00a0 sur\u00a0 le Judaisme\u00a0 Tunisien dans\u00a0 le\u00a0 cadre\u00a0 de\u00a0 la\u00a0 synagogue Chalom Vereout\u00a0 de\u00a0 Bat\u00a0 yam\u00a0 . Cette exposition\u00a0 a\u00a0 ete\u00a0 presentee le\u00a0 5 septembre\u00a02001 a\u00a0&hellip;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":23293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[168],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coutumes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harissa.com\/news-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harissa.com\/news-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harissa.com\/news-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harissa.com\/news-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23489"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/harissa.com\/news-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27939,"href":"https:\/\/harissa.com\/news-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23489\/revisions\/27939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harissa.com\/news-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harissa.com\/news-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harissa.com\/news-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harissa.com\/news-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}