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==The prohibition of tattoos== | ==The prohibition of tattoos== | ||
#It is forbidden to get tattooed.<ref>Vayikra 19:28, Makot 21a; see Rashi. One is not chayav unless there is both writing and engraving. Pouring ash on a wound is also forbidden because it looks like a tattoo even though there is no writing or engraving(Makot 21a).</ref> | #It is forbidden to get tattooed.<ref>Vayikra 19:28, Makot 21a; see Rashi. One is not chayav unless there is both writing and engraving. Pouring ash on a wound is also forbidden because it looks like a tattoo even though there is no writing or engraving(Makot 21a).</ref> | ||
==Body Piercings== | ==Body Piercings== | ||
# | # There is no specific prohibition forbidding body piercings. However, if one's health would be affected, they may not be done. <REF>{{NoSource}}There are references in the Torah regarding piercings among both men & women with no specific objection; however, should one's health become compromised as result, we are to stay away due to the obligation to care for our bodies.</REF> | ||
# Men should refrain from getting body piercings.<REF>{{NoSource}}</REF> | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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Revision as of 18:38, 8 May 2013
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The prohibition of tattoos
- It is forbidden to get tattooed.[1]
Body Piercings
- There is no specific prohibition forbidding body piercings. However, if one's health would be affected, they may not be done. [2]
- Men should refrain from getting body piercings.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Vayikra 19:28, Makot 21a; see Rashi. One is not chayav unless there is both writing and engraving. Pouring ash on a wound is also forbidden because it looks like a tattoo even though there is no writing or engraving(Makot 21a).
- ↑ EVERY HALACHA ON HALACHIPEDIA STRICTLY REQUIRES A SOURCE. PLEASE ADD SOURCE HERE, OTHERWISE THIS HALACHA WILL BE REMOVED.There are references in the Torah regarding piercings among both men & women with no specific objection; however, should one's health become compromised as result, we are to stay away due to the obligation to care for our bodies.
- ↑ EVERY HALACHA ON HALACHIPEDIA STRICTLY REQUIRES A SOURCE. PLEASE ADD SOURCE HERE, OTHERWISE THIS HALACHA WILL BE REMOVED.