shochet
Kosher meat preparer
A shochet is a person certified to slaughter animals according to Jewish dietary law.
The role requires training in the precise techniques and religious requirements that render meat kosher.
The shochet examined his blade before beginning work.
kosher
Ritually unfit to eat
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- certificationAttestation of qualification
trefah
Ritually unfit to eat
chicken
Domestic fowl for eating
poultry · throat · carotid · jugular · bloodletting · exsanguination · humane · swift · painless · blade
rabbi
Jewish spiritual leader
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- yeshivaJewish religious study institution
- menorahJewish ceremonial lampstand
yarmulke · kippah · mezuzah · tefillin · shabbat · bris · chuppah · cantor · minyan · siddur