Commentary for Chullin 2:2
הַשּׁוֹחֵט שְׁנֵי רָאשִׁין כְּאֶחָד, שְׁחִיטָתוֹ כְשֵׁרָה. שְׁנַיִם אוֹחֲזִין בַּסַּכִּין וְשׁוֹחֲטִין, אֲפִלּוּ אֶחָד לְמַעְלָה וְאֶחָד לְמַטָּה, שְׁחִיטָתָן כְּשֵׁרָה:
One who slaughters two heads in one, his slaughter is valid. When two hold the knife and slaughter, even if one [held it] at the top and one at the bottom, their slaughter is valid.
Bartenura on Mishnah Chullin
שנים אוחזין בסכין ושוחטין – one animal
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English Explanation of Mishnah Chullin
If one slaughtered two animals simultaneously, the slaughtering is valid. As long as the slaughtering is performed in a valid manner, if two animals are slaughtered together they are both valid.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Chullin
אפילו אחד למעלה ואחד למטה – that one is holding at one edge of the knife and his fellow is holding at the other side.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Chullin
If two persons held the knife and slaughtered, even if one cut higher up and the other cut lower down [in the neck], the slaughtering is valid. Similarly, if two people hold the knife, even if they hold different parts of the knife, the slaughtering is valid, as long as it was performed in a valid manner.
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