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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==== | |||
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|+ 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 | ||
|} | |} | ||
====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 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== | ||
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== | ||
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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> | ||
