Chukas 19:03 · unit 3 — slaughter by a woman is invalid

Parashas Chukas · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 3

The Complete Passuk

וּנְתַתֶּ֣ם אֹתָ֔הּ אֶל־אֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְהוֹצִ֤יא אֹתָהּ֙ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְשָׁחַ֥ט אֹתָ֖הּ לְפָנָֽיו׃

And you shall give it to Elazar the Kohen, and he shall take it outside the camp and slaughter it before him.

Chabad.org — 19:3

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Yoma 42b — Slaughter of the para by a woman is invalid. Why? Because it is written “and you shall give it to Elazar… and he shall slaughter it” — Elazar and not a woman.

Sefaria — Yoma 42b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
שְׁחִיטַת פָּרָה בְּאִשָּׁה פְּסוּלָה, מַאי טַעְמָא, דִּכְתִיב וּנְתַתֶּם אוֹתָהּ אֶל אֶלְעָזָר וְשָׁחַט אוֹתָהּ, אֶלְעָזָר וְלֹא אִשָּׁה.

English: Slaughter of the para by a woman is invalid. What is the reason? Because it is written “and you shall give it to Elazar… and he shall slaughter it” — Elazar and not a woman.

Type of Learning

Exclusion from the masculine address to Elazar.

What Is Learned

Only a male Kohen may slaughter the para aduma; a woman is disqualified from performing the shechitah.