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# One may shecht at the top of a boat or roof but not into a rivers or large bodies of water, which gives the impression one is shechting to deity in charge of the waters. One may, however, shecht into a filled pit or spring, as long as the water is too dirty to reflect his image.<ref>Simla Chadasha 11:4</ref> | ===Marit Ayin=== | ||
Given pagan practices to slaughter animals for their water deity, the Chachamim prohibited certain venues for slaughter to avoid perception of following those practices. | |||
# One may shecht at the top of a boat or roof but not into a rivers or large bodies of water, which gives the impression (''Marit Ayin'') one is shechting to deity in charge of the waters, a manner of idolatry once more common. One may, however, shecht into a filled pit or spring, as long as the water is too dirty to reflect his image. Some say they have to be filled to the top to not be categorized as a "pit."<ref>Simla Chadasha 11:4. Opaqueness does not permit shechting into large bodies of water.</ref> | |||
# One may not shecht into a keli, which would give the impression one is collecting the blood for idolatrous purposes, but sheching on top of a vessel is permissible. If the vessel has even a little clear water in it, then it is prohibited. If the water is dirty or there is no water but the vessel is dirty, then it's fine.<ref>Simla Chadasha 11:5</ref> | |||
# If one is on a boat or any similar venue where it's too difficult to secure a clean location to shecht, it's best to not shecht. If that's not possible one can shecht over the back of a keli and let the blood spill into the water or a different keli. If one can shecht without this bootstrapped set up, he must do so.<ref>Simla Chadasha 11:6-7</ref> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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Revision as of 17:14, 29 October 2023
When
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- Shechitah may only be performed by daylight or torchlight, not during the day in a dark room or at night with just candles. Bediavad, though, the shechitah would be kosher if it was during the day and he checked the simanim or, according to some, even at night by candlelight and he cut the majority of simanim without hagrama.[1]
- Moonlight and starlight are also insufficient for shechitah, but some say they can be sufficient for checking simanim.[2]
- Two candles held together with at least the flames touching count as a torch, as does wood smeared with oil.[3]
- If one started shechting by torchlight but it was extinguished or he forgot to light one altogether and only realized mid-shechitah, he may complete the shechitah to avoid making the animal a nevelah.[4]
Shabbat and Yom Kippur
- Strictly speaking, an animal shechted on Shabbat or Yom Kippur beshogeg (or bemezid in private) is permissible from a shechitah perspective, but one still has to overcome the penalty imposed on benefiting from Melacha performed unjustifiably on Shabbat.[5]
- Shechting in front of ten Jewish people in public brings one to the status of Mumar Mechallel Shabbat Befarhesia, so there is little room to permit the meat and a rabbi should be consulted.[6]
Where
Marit Ayin
Given pagan practices to slaughter animals for their water deity, the Chachamim prohibited certain venues for slaughter to avoid perception of following those practices.
- One may shecht at the top of a boat or roof but not into a rivers or large bodies of water, which gives the impression (Marit Ayin) one is shechting to deity in charge of the waters, a manner of idolatry once more common. One may, however, shecht into a filled pit or spring, as long as the water is too dirty to reflect his image. Some say they have to be filled to the top to not be categorized as a "pit."[7]
- One may not shecht into a keli, which would give the impression one is collecting the blood for idolatrous purposes, but sheching on top of a vessel is permissible. If the vessel has even a little clear water in it, then it is prohibited. If the water is dirty or there is no water but the vessel is dirty, then it's fine.[8]
- If one is on a boat or any similar venue where it's too difficult to secure a clean location to shecht, it's best to not shecht. If that's not possible one can shecht over the back of a keli and let the blood spill into the water or a different keli. If one can shecht without this bootstrapped set up, he must do so.[9]
Sources
- ↑ Simla Chadasha 11:1
- ↑ Simla Chadasha 11:1. See Yoreh Deah Siman 25 regarding delays between shechitah and checking simanim.
- ↑ Simla Chadasha 11:2
- ↑ Simla Chadasha 11:2
- ↑ Simla Chadasha 11:3. See Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 318.
- ↑ Simla Chadasha 11:3
- ↑ Simla Chadasha 11:4. Opaqueness does not permit shechting into large bodies of water.
- ↑ Simla Chadasha 11:5
- ↑ Simla Chadasha 11:6-7
