person licensed by rabbinic authority to slaughter animals in accordance with Jewish law; in the case of the aforementioned kaparot , Stella notes that after this practice, the chicken was slaughtered by el shohet and then given to the poor
person licensed by rabbinic authority to slaughter animals in accordance with Jewish law; in the case of the aforementioned kaparot , Stella notes that after this practice, the chicken was slaughtered by el shohet and then given to the poor