Yosef Levi Shano: Difference between revisions

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=== Career as a Shochet ===

To better provide for his family and enable them to eat chicken and meat, Shano trained as a shochet (ritual slaughterer). He approached this role with characteristic perfectionism and religious dedication. ~~A significant incident occurred when he momentarily dozed off~~ in his booth ~~and~~ his yarmulke slipped ~~while performing shechita, causing him great concern about~~ his ~~level of religious fear~~. ~~However~~, ~~a more serious issue arose when~~ he ~~discovered~~ that the market continued ~~slaughtering~~ chickens ~~in his name after his Friday departure for Shabbos~~. ~~This led him to make an immediate decision~~ to only ~~perform ritual slaughter~~ for ~~his own family's use~~.

To better provide for his family and enable them to eat chicken and meat, Shano trained as a shochet (ritual slaughterer). He approached this role with characteristic perfectionism and religious dedication. However that all changed, Once, business was slow and Yosef Levi fell asleep in his booth. When a customer walked in, he woke up. But while he shechted the customer’s chicken, his yarmulke slipped off his head for a moment. Was this a sign he lacked yiras Shamayim? Should he stop doing shechitah?

Shortly afterward he received an answer to his questions, but it wasn’t what he expected. He found out that after he left work on Friday afternoon, before Shabbos, the market continued to take chickens from customers and kill them, as if Yosef Levi had slaughtered them according to halachah. On the spot, Yosef Levi made a promise to only shecht for himself.

=== Work at Lehman Brothers Clothing Company ===

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 === Career as a Shochet ===
-To better provide for his family and enable them to eat chicken and meat, Shano trained as a shochet (ritual slaughterer). He approached this role with characteristic perfectionism and religious dedication. A significant incident occurred when he momentarily dozed off in his booth and his yarmulke slipped while performing shechita, causing him great concern about his level of religious fear. However, a more serious issue arose when he discovered that the market continued slaughtering chickens in his name after his Friday departure for Shabbos. This led him to make an immediate decision to only perform ritual slaughter for his own family's use.
+To better provide for his family and enable them to eat chicken and meat, Shano trained as a shochet (ritual slaughterer). He approached this role with characteristic perfectionism and religious dedication. However that all changed, Once, business was slow and Yosef Levi fell asleep in his booth. When a customer walked in, he woke up. But while he shechted the customer’s chicken, his yarmulke slipped off his head for a moment. Was this a sign he lacked yiras Shamayim? Should he stop doing shechitah?
+Shortly afterward he received an answer to his questions, but it wasn’t what he expected. He found out that after he left work on Friday afternoon, before Shabbos, the market continued to take chickens from customers and kill them, as if Yosef Levi had slaughtered them according to halachah. On the spot, Yosef Levi made a promise to only shecht for himself.
 === Work at Lehman Brothers Clothing Company ===