A new Mishna teaches us that when we slaughter from the side of the throat, the slaughter is valid. If one pinches the neck of a bird offering from the side, the slaughter is not valid. It is valid to pinch from the nape of the neck or slaughters from the throat. But if one pinches from the throat, the slaughter is not valid because the entire nape is valid for pinching and the entire throat is valid for slaughter. What is valid for slaughter is not valid for pinching and what is valid for pinching is not valid for slaughter.
In their discussion, the rabbis note which third of the bird's neck may be used for slaughter. They wonder about the exact location for valid pinching. The rabbis teach us about pinching on the back of the neck and slaughtering at the corresponding locations on the front of the neck.
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