If the place that Hashem your God will choose to put His Name there is too far from you, then you shall slaughter from your herd and from your flock that Hashem has given you, as I have commanded you, and you shall eat within your gates according to all the desire of your soul.
English: “And you shall slaughter” — It was taught: R’ Natan says: We do not require intention for the act of slaughtering, even for mere cutting. What is the reason? “And you shall cut” is not written, but “and you shall slaughter.” And since we do not require intention for the slaughtering, we likewise do not require it for the cutting.
On the daf / in context: Even the lesser requirement of intention for the physical act of cutting is not imposed for ordinary shechitah.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — further limiting the requirement of intention.
What Is Learned
Ordinary shechitah requires neither intention for the ritual act nor even intention for the physical cutting.