The Departure of a Mourning Kohen When There is No Priestly Blessing if There Aren't Ten Listeners

Prayer in the house of mourning where there is a minimal minyan, and the kohen is in mourning, who is required to leave the synagogue during the Priestly Blessing (according to the Jerusalem custom where those not in mourning bless the kohanim in the house of mourning), but if he leaves the room, there will not be ten to hear the repetition of the chazan. What is the correct procedure?

If there are no other kohanim besides him who are not in mourning, he does not need to leave and can remain during the chazan's repetition since the Priestly Blessing is not recited. However, if there are others: if there is one kohen who is not in mourning, the mourning kohen should leave until "Modim", and if there are two other kohanim who are not in mourning, he should leave until "Ritzeh" and immediately return for the Priestly Blessing since the Priestly Blessing cannot be recited with less than ten.

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