<b>(AMERICAN JUDAICA)<br />Dinim of Shechitah [Laws of Kosher slaughtering with questions and answers for the practicing Shochet].</b> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span>Manuscript in English interspersed with Hebrew. Written in a neat English cursive script; square Hebrew letters on paper.</span> <br />17 leaves. Stained in places. Contemporary marbled wrappers, front cover stained and slightly torn. 12mo. <br />19th century <br />As there was a dearth of properly trained Shochetim in America, precise training manuals containing the laws of Shechitah were compiled. The penultimate leaf of the present manuscript contains an account stating &quot;four months at four thousand and forty three…dollars,&quot; indicating this manuscript was composed in the United States. <br />As there was a dearth of properly trained Shochetim in America, precise training manuals containing the laws of Shechitah were compiled. The penultimate leaf of the present manuscript contains an account stating &quot;four months at four thousand and forty three…dollars,&quot; indicating this manuscript was composed in the United States.