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Definition of Shehitah
1. Noun. The ritual slaughter of mammals and birds according to Jewish dietary laws. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shehitah
1. shechita [n -S] - See also: shechita
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shehitah
Literary usage of Shehitah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"All animals that die otherwise than by shehitah, ritual slaughter, ... The ritual
slaughter, shehitah, is one of the most important functions in the Jewish ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"All animals that die otherwise than by shehitah, ritual slaughter, ... The ritual
slaughter, shehitah, is one of the most important functions in the Jewish ..."
3. Scrolls: Essays on Jewish History and Literature, and Kindred Subjects by Gotthard Deutsch (1917)
"This shehitah prohibition has become a humanitarian fad, and the same people who
... In Saxony and in Switzerland shehitah has been prohibited for years. ..."
4. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"All animals that die otherwise than by shehitah, ritual slaughter, ... The ritual
slaughter, shehitah, is one of the most important functions in the Jewish ..."
5. American Jewish Year Book by American Jewish Committee, Jewish Publication Society of America (1912)
"Telegrams received in London from Malta, Gabes, and Djerba, appealing for help
for many thousands of Jewish refugees from Tripoli. 16. shehitah Board and ..."
6. American Jewish Year Book by American Jewish Committee, Jewish Publication Society of America (1915)
"Olpe (Prussia): shehitah prohibited by Town Council. —Bavaria: Minister of
Education orders all Jewish students to attend synagogue on Jewish Sabbaths and ..."
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