ברכת כהנים

(1) The commandment of the priestly blessing every day: That the priests were commanded that they should bless Israel every day, as it is stated (Numbers 6:23), "Thus shall you bless the Children of Israel; say to them."

(2) It is from the roots of the commandment that God wanted in His great goodness to bless His people through the servants that are always encamped in the House of God and all of their thoughts cling to His service and their souls are connected to His fear the whole day. And in their merit the blessing rests upon [the Jewish people] and all of their deeds are blessed, and the pleasantness of God will be upon them. And do not wonder to say, "Were God to desire their blessing, He would command the blessing to them, and there is no need for the priestly blessing." As I have already anticipated [this] many times [by saying] that blessing rests upon us according to the preparation of our deeds. As His hand, blessed be He, is open to all that ask if they are fit and prepared to receive the good. And therefore, when He chose us from all of the nations and wanted that we merit His goodness, He warned us and commanded us to prepare our deeds and refine our bodies with His commandments, so that we will be fit [to receive] the good. He also commanded us in His great goodness to request blessing from Him, and that we should ask for it through the pure servants. As all of this will be a merit for our souls, and through it, we will merit His goodness.