Hilchot Shechitah
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Hilchot Shechitah is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the detailed Jewish laws and procedures governing ritual slaughter of animals and birds.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halakhic code
ⓘ
section of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure meat is permitted according to halakha
ⓘ
prevent transgression of prohibitions on non‑ritual slaughter ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Laws of Ritual Slaughter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
kosher birds
ⓘ
kosher domestic animals ⓘ kosher wild animals ⓘ |
| author |
Maimonides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moses ben Maimon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Talmudic tractates Chullin and related sugyot ⓘ |
| codifies |
defects that invalidate shechitah
ⓘ
laws of checking animals after slaughter ⓘ laws of covering the blood ⓘ laws of ritual slaughter of animals ⓘ laws of ritual slaughter of birds ⓘ laws of shechitah ⓘ laws of terefot ⓘ prohibitions related to improper slaughter ⓘ requirements for a valid shochet ⓘ requirements for shechitah knives ⓘ |
| describes |
invalidating actions such as chaladah
ⓘ
invalidating actions such as derasah ⓘ invalidating actions such as hagramah ⓘ invalidating actions such as ikkur ⓘ proper method of cutting the simanim (trachea and esophagus) ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
medieval Egypt
ⓘ
medieval Eretz Yisrael and surrounding regions through its influence ⓘ |
| hasCommentary | traditional rabbinic commentaries on Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| hasNormativeGoal | systematization of Talmudic shechitah laws ⓘ |
| influenced | later halakhic codifiers on shechitah ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
Jewish law
ⓘ
kashrut ⓘ ritual slaughter ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mishneh Torah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sefer Kedushah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInMishnehTorah | one of the halakhot in Sefer Kedushah ⓘ |
| religiousLawType | practical halakha ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | binding in many halakhic traditions ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedFor | ordination of shochetim ⓘ |
| studiedIn | yeshivot ⓘ |
| timePeriodWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
rabbinic decisors
ⓘ
shochetim ⓘ |
| workForm | legal code chapters ⓘ |
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