יורה דעה י״טYoreh De'ah 19

Siman 19 of 402 in Yoreh De'ah — 8 se'ifim

Se’if 1א׳

הַשּׁוֹחֵט צָרִיךְ שֶׁיְּבָרֵךְ קֹדֶם: אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ עַל הַשְּׁחִיטָה; וְאִם שָׁחַט וְלֹא בֵּרַךְ, כְּשֵׁרָה. הַגָּה: וְאִם שָׁחַט דָּבָר דְּאִתְיְלִיד בּוֹ רִעוּתָא וְצָרִיךְ בְּדִיקָה, יִשְׁחֲטֶנּוּ בְּלֹא בְּרָכָה, וּכְשֶׁיִּמָּצֵא כָּשֵׁר מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַשְּׁחִיטָה, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁיְּהֵא סָמוּךְ לַשְּׁחִיטָה (בְּאוֹר זָרוּעַ הִלְכוֹת כִּסוּי דְּלָא כרש"י בִּתְשׁוּבָה). וְאִם שָׁחַט בְּבֵית הַמִּטְבָּחַיִם, שֶׁהוּא מָקוֹם מְטֻנָּף, יְבָרֵךְ בְּרִחוּק ד' אַמּוֹת קֹדֶם שֶׁיִּכָּנֵס לְשָׁם, וְלֹא יְדַבֵּר עַד אַחַר הַשְּׁחִיטָה. (הַגָּהוֹת שְׁחִיטוֹת יְשָׁנִים בְּשֵׁם אֲגֻדָּה).

One who slaughters must bless beforehand: "who sanctified us by His commandments and commanded us concerning the slaughtering"; and if he slaughtered and did not bless, it is valid. Hagah [Rema]: And if he slaughtered a thing in which a flaw has arisen and which requires examination, he shall slaughter it without a blessing, and when it is found valid he blesses over the slaughtering, provided that it be close to the slaughtering (in Or Zarua, the Laws of Covering, not in accordance with Rashi in a responsum). And if he slaughtered in the slaughterhouse, which is a filthy place, he shall bless at a distance of four cubits before he enters there, and he shall not speak until after the slaughtering. (Hagahot Shechitot Yeshanim in the name of Agudah)

Se’if 2ב׳

שָׁחַט בְּהֵמוֹת וְחַיּוֹת וְעוֹפוֹת, בְּרָכָה אַחַת לְכֻלָּן.

If he slaughtered domestic animals and wild animals and birds, one blessing serves for them all.

Se’if 3ג׳

שְׁנַיִם שׁוֹחֲטִין שְׁנֵי בַּעֲלֵי חַיִּים, יָכוֹל לְבָרֵךְ הָא' לְהוֹצִיא חֲבֵרוֹ; וְהוּא שֶׁיִּתְכַּוֵּן לָצֵאת.

Two who slaughter two living creatures — the one may bless so as to discharge his fellow's obligation; and that is where he intends to fulfil his obligation.

Se’if 4ד׳

צָרִיךְ לִזָּהֵר מִלְּדַבֵּר בֵּין בְּרָכָה לַשְּׁחִיטָה בְּדָבָר שֶׁאֵינוֹ מִצָּרְכֵי הַשְּׁחִיטָה; וְאִם דִּבֵּר, צָרִיךְ לְבָרֵךְ פַּעַם אַחֶרֶת. אֲבָל מֻתָּר לְדַבֵּר בֵּין הַשְּׁחִיטָה לַכִּסּוּי (מָרְדְּכַי פכ"ה בְּשֵׁם סה"ת), וּמִכָּל מָקוֹם טוֹב שֶׁלֹּא לְדַבֵּר (ת"ה אֲשֵׁרִי תא"ו נט"ו ור' יְרוּחָם וְאֲגֻדָּה).

He must be careful not to speak between the blessing and the slaughtering about a thing that is not among the needs of the slaughtering; and if he spoke, he must bless another time. But it is permitted to speak between the slaughtering and the covering (Mordechai, chapter 25, in the name of Sefer haTerumah), and in any case it is good not to speak (Terumat haDeshen, Asheri, Toldot Adam veChavah, netiv 15, and Rabbeinu Yerucham, and Agudah).

Se’if 5ה׳

אִם רוֹצֶה לִשְׁחֹט הַרְבֵּה, צָרִיךְ לִזָּהֵר שֶׁלֹּא לְדַבֵּר בֵּין שְׁחִיטָה לִשְׁחִיטָה בְּדָבָר שֶׁאֵינוֹ מִצָּרְכֵי הַשְּׁחִיטָה; וְאִם דִּבֵּר, צָרִיךְ לְכַסוֹת דַּם שְׁחִיטָה רִאשׁוֹנָה וּלְבָרֵךְ פַּעַם אַחֶרֶת עַל הַשְּׁחִיטָה, אֲבָל עַל כִּסוּי שֵׁנִי לֹא יְבָרֵךְ. הַגָּה: מִשּׁוּם דִּשְׁחִיטָה לָא הָוֵי הֶפְסֵק; אֲבָל אִם שָׂח בֵּינְתַיִם, הָוֵי הֶפְסֵק וְצָרִיךְ לַחֲזֹר וּלְבָרֵךְ. (כָּל בּוֹ וְאשר"י וְכָל הַפּוֹסְקִים). וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים דְּשִׂיחָה בֵּין שְׁחִיטָה לִשְׁחִיטָה לָא הָוֵי הֶפְסֵק.

If he wishes to slaughter many, he must be careful not to speak between one slaughtering and another about a thing that is not among the needs of the slaughtering; and if he spoke, he must cover the blood of the first slaughtering and bless another time over the slaughtering, but over the second covering he shall not bless. Hagah [Rema]: Because slaughtering is not an interruption; but if he conversed in between, it is an interruption and he must go back and bless. (Kol Bo and Asheri and all the poskim) And there are those who say that conversation between one slaughtering and another is not an interruption.

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Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah — Torat Emet 357 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

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