Shiluach haken
| Halakhic texts relating to this article | |
|---|---|
| Torah: | Deuteronomy 22:6 |
| Babylonian Talmud: | Chullin 140b |
| Mishneh Torah: | Hilchot Schechita 13 |
| Shulchan Aruch: | Yoreh Deah 292 |
Shiluach haken (Hebrew: שִׁלּוּחַ הַקֵּן, romanized: šillūḥ haqqēn, lit. 'sending away of the nest') is one of the 613 commandments in Judaism that enjoins one to scare away a mother bird before taking her young or her eggs.
The Torah promises longevity to someone who performs this commandment. In the Talmud, Elisha ben Abuyah is reputed to have fallen into disbelief after witnessing a boy dying from the fall after doing this commandment.