Shechitah (Kosher Slaughter) - Revision history

MordechaiD: /* The Knife */

2023-11-29T06:42:12Z

The Knife

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	One can perform shechitah with a variety of items, but nowadays everybody just uses a knife.<ref>Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 6</ref>		One can perform shechitah with a variety of items, but nowadays everybody just uses a knife.<ref>Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 6</ref>
	The knife must be sharp ("''Chad''")and smooth (''Chalak'') so that it can swiftly cut what it has to without tearing.<ref>Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 6</ref>		The knife must be sharp ("''Chad''") and smooth (''Chalak'') so that it can swiftly cut what it has to without tearing.<ref>Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 6</ref>
	Different knife lengths are required depending on the width of the neck being slaughtered.<ref>Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 9</ref>		Different knife lengths are required depending on the width of the neck being slaughtered.<ref>Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 9</ref>
	Knives are sharpened and polished with special whetstones and checked before use.<ref>Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 6</ref>		Knives are sharpened and polished with special whetstones and checked before use.<ref>Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 6</ref>

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Exceptional Circumstances

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	====Exceptional Circumstances====		====Exceptional Circumstances====
	# ''Ben Pakua'': an unborn eight or nine month old baby found in a shechted animals womb that hasn't yet walked on the ground does not need Shechitah at all, but ~~ome~~ shouldn't eat it until it's fully dead.<ref>Simla Chadasha 13:2</ref> If it did walk on the ground or something else, it needs Shechitah MiDeRabbanan.<ref>Simla Chadasha 12:4</ref>		# ''Ben Pakua'': an unborn eight or nine month old baby found in a shechted animals womb that hasn't yet walked on the ground does not need Shechitah at all, but one shouldn't eat it until it's fully dead.<ref>Simla Chadasha 13:2</ref> If it did walk on the ground or something else, it needs Shechitah MiDeRabbanan.<ref>Simla Chadasha 12:4</ref>

	==When and Where to Shecht==		==When and Where to Shecht==

MordechaiD: /* Exceptional Circumstances */

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Exceptional Circumstances

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	====Exceptional Circumstances====		====Exceptional Circumstances====
	# ''Ben Pakua'': an unborn eight or nine month old baby found in a shechted animals womb that hasn't yet walked on the ground does not need Shechitah at all, but ome shouldn't eat it until it's fully dead.<ref>Simla Chadasha 13:2</ref> If it did walk on the ground or something else, it needs Shechitah MiDeRabbanan.<ref>Simla Chadasha 12:4/ref>		# ''Ben Pakua'': an unborn eight or nine month old baby found in a shechted animals womb that hasn't yet walked on the ground does not need Shechitah at all, but ome shouldn't eat it until it's fully dead.<ref>Simla Chadasha 13:2</ref> If it did walk on the ground or something else, it needs Shechitah MiDeRabbanan.<ref>Simla Chadasha 12:4</ref>

	==When and Where to Shecht==		==When and Where to Shecht==

MordechaiD: /* The Mitzvot */

2023-11-24T07:27:54Z

The Mitzvot

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	"Nevelah" refers to an animal that was not slaughtered properly. "Terefah" refers to an animal that for one medical reason or another would not have lived out the year and is such prohibited from consumption even though it was slaughtered properly. Nevelot emit Tumat Nevelah (ritual impurity of Nevelah), whereas Terefot are Tehorot (pure).		"Nevelah" refers to an animal that was not slaughtered properly. "Terefah" refers to an animal that for one medical reason or another would not have lived out the year and is such prohibited from consumption even though it was slaughtered properly. Nevelot emit Tumat Nevelah (ritual impurity of Nevelah), whereas Terefot are Tehorot (pure).

			===What Does and What Does Not Need Shechitah===
			====The Basic Rules====
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+ Fact Sheet<ref>Simla Chadasha 13:1</ref>		\|+ Fact Sheet<ref>Simla Chadasha 13:1</ref>
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	\| Dagim \|\| Fish \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Just kill first \|\| Salmon		\| Dagim \|\| Fish \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Just kill first \|\| Salmon
	\|}		\|}

			====Exceptional Circumstances====
			# ''Ben Pakua'': an unborn eight or nine month old baby found in a shechted animals womb that hasn't yet walked on the ground does not need Shechitah at all, but ome shouldn't eat it until it's fully dead.<ref>Simla Chadasha 13:2</ref> If it did walk on the ground or something else, it needs Shechitah MiDeRabbanan.<ref>Simla Chadasha 12:4/ref>

	==When and Where to Shecht==		==When and Where to Shecht==

MordechaiD: /* The Mitzvot */ makor, chagav kill

2023-11-24T07:18:57Z

The Mitzvot: makor, chagav kill

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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+ Fact Sheet		\|+ Fact Sheet<ref>Simla Chadasha 13:1</ref>
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	! Hebrew Term !! English Term !! Requires Shechitah !! Requires [[Kisui HaDam]] !! Details !! Examples		! Hebrew Term !! English Term !! Requires Shechitah !! Requires [[Kisui HaDam]] !! Details !! Examples
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	\| Ofot \|\| Birds \|\| Yes \|\| Yes \|\| Majority of one siman \|\| Chicken		\| Ofot \|\| Birds \|\| Yes \|\| Yes \|\| Majority of one siman \|\| Chicken
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	\| Chagavim \|\| Locusts \|\| No \|\| No \|\| \|\|		\| Chagavim \|\| Locusts \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Just kill first \|\|
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	\| Dagim \|\| Fish \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Just kill first \|\| Salmon		\| Dagim \|\| Fish \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Just kill first \|\| Salmon

MordechaiD: /* When and Where to Shecht */

2023-10-29T18:16:31Z

When and Where to Shecht

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	==When and Where to Shecht==		==When and Where to Shecht==
	See ''[[Timing and Location of Shechitah]]'' for more details.		See ''[[Timing and Location of Shechitah]]'' for more details.
			# One may only slaughter during the day and/or with sufficient light.
			# The Chachamim forbade slaughtering in a number of venues given their resemblance to pagan practices, specifically on the water and in a pit.

	==Who Can Be a Shochet==		==Who Can Be a Shochet==

MordechaiD: /* When Can Shechitah be Performed */

2023-10-23T04:35:21Z

When Can Shechitah be Performed

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	==When ~~Can Shechitah be Performed~~==		==When and Where to Shecht==
			See ''[[Timing and Location of Shechitah]]'' for more details.

	==Who Can Be a Shochet==		==Who Can Be a Shochet==

MordechaiD: /* Who Can Be a Shochet */ timing

2023-08-17T22:01:47Z

Who Can Be a Shochet: timing

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	\| Dagim \|\| Fish \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Just kill first \|\| Salmon		\| Dagim \|\| Fish \|\| No \|\| No \|\| Just kill first \|\| Salmon
	\|}		\|}

			==When Can Shechitah be Performed==

	==Who Can Be a Shochet==		==Who Can Be a Shochet==

MordechaiD: /* Important Sefarim */ sefaria

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Important Sefarim: sefaria

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	* ''Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 1-28''		* ''Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 1-28''
	* ''Tevuot Shor'', a commentary on Shulchan Aruch Hilchot Shechitah by Rabbi Alexander Sender Shor. (see this edition on [https://www.hebrewbooks.org/59596 HebrewBooks.org])		* ''Tevuot Shor'', a commentary on Shulchan Aruch Hilchot Shechitah by Rabbi Alexander Sender Shor. (see this edition on [https://www.hebrewbooks.org/59596 HebrewBooks.org])
	* ''Simla Chadasha'', a classic handbook for Shochetim, Rabbi Shor's condensed version of his Tevuot Shor. [https://www.lulu.com/shop/chaim-loike/soft-cover-simlah-translated/paperback/product-125pwmee.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Translated into English by Rabbi Chaim Loike].		* ''Simla Chadasha'', a classic handbook for Shochetim, Rabbi Shor's condensed version of his Tevuot Shor. Available in stores and on [https://www.sefaria.org.il/Simlah%20Chadashah?tab=contents Sefaria]. [https://www.lulu.com/shop/chaim-loike/soft-cover-simlah-translated/paperback/product-125pwmee.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Translated into English by Rabbi Chaim Loike].
	* ''Beis Dovid'', the Ashkenazi classic on Hilchos Treifos.		* ''Beis Dovid'', the Ashkenazi classic on Hilchos Treifos.
	* ''Zivchei Tzedek'', the Sephardi classic on all matters Shechita and Terefot.		* ''Zivchei Tzedek'', the Sephardi classic on all matters Shechita and Terefot.

MordechaiD: /* Important Sefarim */

2023-07-21T20:01:36Z

Important Sefarim

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	* ''Tevuot Shor'', a commentary on Shulchan Aruch Hilchot Shechitah by Rabbi Alexander Sender Shor. (see this edition on [https://www.hebrewbooks.org/59596 HebrewBooks.org])		* ''Tevuot Shor'', a commentary on Shulchan Aruch Hilchot Shechitah by Rabbi Alexander Sender Shor. (see this edition on [https://www.hebrewbooks.org/59596 HebrewBooks.org])
	* ''Simla Chadasha'', a classic handbook for Shochetim, Rabbi Shor's condensed version of his Tevuot Shor. [https://www.lulu.com/shop/chaim-loike/soft-cover-simlah-translated/paperback/product-125pwmee.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Translated into English by Rabbi Chaim Loike].		* ''Simla Chadasha'', a classic handbook for Shochetim, Rabbi Shor's condensed version of his Tevuot Shor. [https://www.lulu.com/shop/chaim-loike/soft-cover-simlah-translated/paperback/product-125pwmee.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Translated into English by Rabbi Chaim Loike].
	* ''Beis Dovid''		* ''Beis Dovid'', the Ashkenazi classic on Hilchos Treifos.
			* ''Zivchei Tzedek'', the Sephardi classic on all matters Shechita and Terefot.
	* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Esek-Hashechita-Dovid-Shaffier/dp/1364450429 Esek Hashechita]'' by Rabbi Dovid Shaffier. See [https://seforimchatter.com/2022/11/08/book-review-esek-hashechitah-by-rav-dovid-shaffier/ SeforimChatter Review here].		* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Esek-Hashechita-Dovid-Shaffier/dp/1364450429 Esek Hashechita]'' by Rabbi Dovid Shaffier. See [https://seforimchatter.com/2022/11/08/book-review-esek-hashechitah-by-rav-dovid-shaffier/ SeforimChatter Review here].
	* ''Chullin Illuminated, Color Guide To Animal Anatomy With Halachic And Scientific Discussion'', Rabbi Yaakov Dovid Lach, Feldheim Publishers		* ''Chullin Illuminated, Color Guide To Animal Anatomy With Halachic And Scientific Discussion'', Rabbi Yaakov Dovid Lach, Feldheim Publishers