Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Observance, Marriage, Women in Judaism (4/12) Previous Document: Question 6.9: Is vegetarianism kosher? Next Document: Question 6.11: I work in a prison, and I have an inmate that is demanding Kosher Food? How do I know if his claim is justified? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Answer: Slaughtering an animal is a complicated process. One must use an extremely sharp knife, and in a single action must slice through both the windpipe and the artery carrying blood to the head. This immediately renders the animal unconscious -- it dies before having the opportunity to feel any pain. The knife itself must be sharpened to perfection -- to the point that one cannot feel any imperfections in the blade. Otherwise the animal is rendered non-kosher. In addition, a detailed examination of the animal must be performed afterwards, to ensure that it was not sick or disabled. There is a blessing said in advance, as there is before performing any commandment, but this is not a prerequisite (and in addition, one blessing said in the morning applies to all animals a professional ritual slaughterer does that day). The word "professional" is very appropriate--it takes months of training for someone who is already a Rabbi to learn how to do this properly. The result, though, is the kosher animals are healthy and died with minimum pain. User Contributions:Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Observance, Marriage, Women in Judaism (4/12) Previous Document: Question 6.9: Is vegetarianism kosher? Next Document: Question 6.11: I work in a prison, and I have an inmate that is demanding Kosher Food? How do I know if his claim is justified? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: SCJ FAQ Maintainer <maintainer@scjfaq.org>
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