Does pinching a bird offering with a knife make it an unslaughtered carcass?How can pinching be valid if the bird is already dead?Does anything that is part of slaughter also affect separation?Can pinching be done before most of the neck …

Chapter 1, Mishna 7, 8 Does the moment the animal dies determine validity of slaughter?Can a jagged slaughter still be valid?Is slaughter valid if improper cutting occurs between proper cuts?Is cutting through a perforated area during slaughter valid?Is slaughter valid …

Chapter 1, Mishna 6, 7 Can a serrated sickle be used for valid slaughter?Does Beit Hillel permit eating an animal slaughtered with a serrated sickle?Is slaughter valid only in the large upper ring and not the other rings of the …

Chapter 1, Mishna 5 What if someone embedded a knife in wall and used it to slaughter?What is the relevance if it’s above or below the animal’s neck?Can one may slaughter with any object that cuts?Is there a difference between …

Chapter 1, Mishna 4, 5 Can one eat meat schechted on Shabbos by another person?Does it matter if it was slaughtered unwittingly or intentionally?Can one who cooked unwittingly on Shabbos eat that food on Shabbos?Is it relevant if was cooked …

Chapter 1, Mishna 4 Are broken vessel shards usable on Shabbos?Must an item be prepared before Shabbat to be usable?Is slaughtered meat on Shabbat considered newly created or already designated food?Is meat from an animal slaughtered on Shabbat considered permitted?Does …

Chapter 1, Mishna 1-4 Can a minor’s actions show valid intent?Can a minor, deaf mute, or imbecile have valid intent?Is a minor’s intent valid by Torah law or rabbinic law?Can a minor perform a halakhically valid action?Is a minor’s action …

Chapter 1, Mishna 1 From where is the rule to follow the majority derived?Do we clearly follow the majority when the majority is directly visible and countable?Do we follow a majority that is assumed but not directly countable?What is the …

Chapter 1, Mishna 1 What if animal is slaughtered with knife that turns out to not be smooth?What if it’s not clear if knife had been non-smooth before the slaughter?What is presumptive status of any animal?How is status of animal …