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At the conclusion of the tractate, it states that "we do not water or slaughter wild animals," meaning that although slaughtering is permitted, one may not slaughter wild animals, but we may water and slaughter domesticated animals. | At the conclusion of the tractate, it states that "we do not water or slaughter wild animals," meaning that although slaughtering is permitted, one may not slaughter wild animals, but we may water and slaughter domesticated animals. | ||
== The Rebbe's Explanation's == | |||
==== The Laws of Shechita ==== | |||
At the end of the masechta it is stated, "We do not water and slaughter the wild animals," meaning, despite it being permitted to slaughter, one should not slaughter wild animals, but we may water and slaughter domesticated animals. | |||
The Gemara asks about the lengthy expression "watering and slaughtering," and explains that the innovation is that one must water the animal before shechita. The Rebbe explains that there are two reasons for this: | The Gemara asks about the lengthy expression "watering and slaughtering," and explains that the innovation is that one must water the animal before shechita. The Rebbe explains that there are two reasons for this: | ||
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# So that if there is a sircha (adhesion) on the lungs, it will detach, thus avoiding having to declare the animal treif. | # So that if there is a sircha (adhesion) on the lungs, it will detach, thus avoiding having to declare the animal treif. | ||
== Prohibition of Techumin on Yom Tov == | ==== Prohibition of Techumin on Yom Tov ==== | ||
The Gemara states: <blockquote>"The Rabbis taught: These are domesticated and these are wild animals - wild ones are those that go out to pasture in Nissan and graze in the meadows and enter inhabited areas in the first rainfall; and these are domesticated ones - all that go out to graze outside the techum but sleep within the techum."</blockquote>The Rebbe derives from here that the permission to slaughter applies only to animals within the techum, but one may not go out and take animals from outside the techum to slaughter them. | The Gemara states: <blockquote>"The Rabbis taught: These are domesticated and these are wild animals - wild ones are those that go out to pasture in Nissan and graze in the meadows and enter inhabited areas in the first rainfall; and these are domesticated ones - all that go out to graze outside the techum but sleep within the techum."</blockquote>The Rebbe derives from here that the permission to slaughter applies only to animals within the techum, but one may not go out and take animals from outside the techum to slaughter them. | ||