Genealogy Projects tagged with שׁוֹחֵט on the Geni Family Tree

Shochtim

Shochet (plural shochets , shochtim or shochetim ). From Hebrew שׁוֹחֵט‎ (shokhét, “slaughterer, ritual slaughterer, butcher”). sometimes mistakenly spelled; shoychet, shoichet. A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry. Shochtim are essential to every Jewish community, so they earn elevated social status. In medieval ages, the shochtim were treated as second in so...