The Yoreh De'ah 1:8 prohibits intoxicated individuals from performing this action, while the person who performs this action is enjoined to review the laws concerning it every thirty days.
The authority on this practice in Europe and America is Alexander Schor's Simlah Chadasha, though his advocacy of kiluf as a means of removing sirchot is anathema to Sefardim. The Yoreh De'ah 1:8 prohibits intoxicated individuals from performing this action, while the person who performs this action is enjoined to review the laws concerning it every thirty days. Jens Hunseid referred to this practice as a "religious orgy," and this practice requires avoiding (*) iqqur, which can result from use of a scratched challaf. Niqqur or porging is the part of this process that involves removal of chelev and the gid ha-nasheh, but that requirement is often skirted by selling the parts that contain those components to non-Jews. A shehiyah or delay during this action renders the result treif, or unkosher. For 10 points, name this practice consisting of a single swift cut with an unpointed knife through an animal's throat.
The authority on this practice in Europe and America is Alexander Schor's Simlah Chadasha, though his advocacy of kiluf as a means of removing sirchot is anathema to Sefardim.
shechitah [accept ritual, animal, Jewish, or kosher slaughter or descriptions like killing animals for food; prompt on descriptions like "killing animals"; do not accept "animal sacrifice"]