[Avodah] The Tatoo Taboo and Permanent Make-Up Too

Professor L. Levine via Avodah avodah at lists.aishdas.org
Thu May 4 13:50:23 PDT 2017


From

http://tinyurl.com/ken8l8y


There is a widespread myth, especially among secular American Jews, that a Jew with a tattoo may not be buried in a Jewish cemetery[1]<https://ohr.edu/5195#_edn1>. This prevalent belief, whose origin possibly lies with Jewish Bubbies wanting to ensure that their grandchildren did not stray too far from the proper path, is truly nothing more than a common misconception with absolutely no basis in Jewish law. Jewish burial is not dependent on whether or not one violated Torah law, and tattooing is no different in this matter than any other Biblical prohibition.


Please see the above URL for more.


YL
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