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==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.
# There is no specific prohibition forbidding body piercings. However, if one's health would be affected, they may not be done. <REF>{{NoSource}}</REF>
# Men should refrain from getting body piercings.
# Men should refrain from getting body piercings.<REF>{{NoSource}}</REF>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Revision as of 20:22, 2 May 2013

The prohibition of tattoos

  1. It is forbidden to get tattooed.[1]

Body Piercings

  1. There is no specific prohibition forbidding body piercings. However, if one's health would be affected, they may not be done. [2]
  2. Men should refrain from getting body piercings.[3]

Sources

  1. 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).
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