Why Is Someone Who Practices Giving Especially Able to Bless Others?
What changes in a person when giving becomes a way of life rather than an occasional act?
This Hagut Yosef essay asks why the kohanim are the ones who bless the people. It contrasts the endless drive to take with the discipline of giving, and presents the priestly role of service as preparation for blessing others. The Alexander story is used in its Talmudic frame; historical biographical details are not asserted independently.