The article that RSBA linked to in the thread "Tzelem beHeichal"<a href="http://tinyurl.com/4td899" target="_blank"> http://tinyurl.com/4td899</a> says:<br><br>"We aren't allowed to show affection to our very own children in a <i>beis haknesses</i><span>,</span> for our affection and reverence must be focused on <span>Hashem.</span>"<br>
<br>I was not previously aware of this halacha. What is the source? In the batei k'nesset that I attend it seems to be universal practice that fathers cover their children with their tallit during birkat kohanim and kiss them afterwards. Is that an exception to the rule or a minhag shtut?<br>