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We learned on daf 3) Abayye understands the Mishnah as teaching that shehitah – ritual slaughter – performed by a Kuti is valid.
According to him, the Mishnah follows the opinion that accepted the conversion of the Kutim, even though they did not keep all of the mitzvot that were not clearly stated in the Torah. Since shechita was one of the commandments that they did accept, they can be relied upon.
On our daf we learn that Rabban Gamliel and his court voted about the trustworthiness of the Kutim and decided that shechita performed by a Kuti is forbidden.
We explore the social typology of the Schochet and how in the last century the historical strife between schochetim and the rabbinate devolved in the US.