Hilkhot Shehitah

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Title

Hilkhot Shehitah

Subject

Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, 1488-1575
Manuscripts (document genre)
Judaica
Jews--Dietary laws
Kashering of meat

Description

Karo was a renowned codifier of rabbinical Judaism. This text specifies conditions for the kosher slaughtering of animals, including the dimensions and sharpness of the knives to be used.

Abstract

Excerpt from Joseph ben Ephraim's Hilkhot Shehitah [Laws of Ritual Slaughter]

Creator

Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, 1488-1575

Date Created

19th century

Rights

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Access Rights

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Is Part Of

Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library (MS Heb 25)

Format

text

Extent

Excerpt (2 pages)

Language

Hebrew

Identifier

DigID0002787

Provenance

Purchased for the Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library, 1934

Files

http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/file_upload/0002787_dref.jpg

Citation

Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, 1488-1575, “Hilkhot Shehitah,” OnView, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12972.