shehitah

English

Etymology

Hebrew שחיטה

Noun

shehitah (uncountable)

1. The ritual slaughter of mammals and birds according to Jewish dietary laws.
   • 2007 August 22, Joan Nathan, “Of Church and Steak: Farming for the Soul”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The two Hasidim oversee shehitah, the Jewish ritual slaughtering of meat according to the Book of Leviticus.

Alternative forms

• shechita, shechitah, shehita