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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 | # ''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== | ||
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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> | ||
