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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The prescribed Jewish method of slaughtering permitted mammals and birds, carried out by a trained slaughterer.
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Paper 1
Revise: Dietary LawsPermitted mammals and birds must be slaughtered through shechitah, the prescribed Jewish method, by a trained shochet. This involves a swift cut to the throat with a very sharp knife and is intended to avoid unnecessary suffering. An animal that has died naturally or has been killed by another animal cannot be eaten.
Paper 3
The Jewish method of ritual slaughter carried out by a trained slaughterer so that permitted animals can provide kosher meat.
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Shechitah is ritual slaughter performed by a trained Jewish slaughterer using a very sharp knife. Blood must be removed because consuming blood is forbidden. An animal that has died naturally cannot provide kosher meat.