Commentary for Chullin 40:23

התם משום דלאו שחיטה היא כלל

And he who says: 'Because he presses [the knife downwards]', wherefore does he not say: 'Because he thrusts'? - He argues thus: What is meant by 'thrusting'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Heb. , derived from , a weasel which burrows into the ground and is covered by earth.');">¹⁵</span>

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