The Daily Halacha Moment - The Melachah of Shochet (Slaughtering) 🗡
״כל השונה הלכות בכל יום - מובטח לו שהוא בן העולם הבא״ (נידה עג ע״א, מגילה כח:)
“Anyone who studies Halachot every day is guaranteed that he is destined for the world-to-come” (Megilla 28b, Niddah 73a)
Baruch Hashem we have concluded discussing many Halachot pertaining to the Melachah of Tzad/Trapping. B'ezrat Hashem we will now be discussing the Melachah of Shochet.
Question:
What exactly is the melachah of shochet?
Answer:
One of the 39 Melachot is Shochet (Slaughtering).
In order to skin the animals for the coverings of the Mishkan, the animal first had to be slaughtered. [1]
The melachah of Shochet is not limited to just slaughtering the animal and it includes any method of killing a living creature. [2]
Even causing a mortal injury is considered Shochet, even if the creature does not die until after Shabbat. [3] Similarly, even killing a mortally ill animal is not permitted.
Furthermore, unlike Tzad (as we mentioned in a previous Halacha Moment), there is no distinction between species, and killing any animal or even insect is prohibited [4] (there are some cases which are permitted as will be discussed in future Halacha Moments).
Over the next couple of days we will discuss a lot of common and practical questions regarding this Melachah. Stay tuned :)
Sources:
[1]. See Gemara, Shabbat 73a; Rashi there.
[2]. See Rambam, Shabbat, 11:1.
[3]. Rambam, Shabbat, 11:1. See also Gemara, Shabbat 107b; Taanit 24a; Chazon Ovadia, Shabbat, vol. 5, p. 108.
[4]. See Gemara, Shabbat 107b.
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