 A 15th-century depiction of shechita and bedikah | |
| Halakhic texts relating to this article | |
|---|---|
| Torah: | Deuteronomy 12:21, Deuteronomy 14:21, Numbers 11:22 |
| Mishnah: | Hullin |
| Babylonian Talmud: | Hullin |
| Mishneh Torah: | Sefer Kodashim, Hilchot shechita |
| Shulchan Aruch: | Yoreh De'ah 1:27 |
| Other rabbinic codes: | Sefer ha-Chinuch mitzvah 451 |
In Judaism, shechita (anglicized: /ʃəxiːˈtɑː/; Hebrew: שחיטה; [ʃχiˈta]; also transliterated shehitah, shechitah, shehita) is ritual slaughtering of certain mammals and birds for food according to kashrut. One who practices this, a kosher butcher is called a shochet.