“Being a part of the entire process of sheep -- from herding them, shepherding, to shechting, skinning, through packaging -- gave me the feeling that my meat consumption was not to be taken lightly or something that I could just do quickly. It gave me a newfound appreciation for the consumption of red meat.”

“I was emotionally moved seeing Jews of all levels of connectedness to their heritage find grounding and connection in performing the mitzvah of shechita.”

“The hands-on demos were very helpful and knowing what to look for in a proper shecht. It was also helpful to see nevalot and learn the reasons behind it.”

“I was emotionally moved holding sheep down with many other people all singing nigunim (melodies without words) to try to help calm the sheep and also ourselves.”