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#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> | ||
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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).
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