Can Jews Get Tattoos? | Explained

[@SkylarRuloff]

I love the massive differences in opinions within Judaism and yet everyone still gets along. Vastly different opinions on tattoos? No problem, were all Jews and we can still worship together. No need to call each other names or be bitter.

[@Bulvan123]

The attitude is we have enough problems from the outside world. The last thing we need to do is waste our time fighting each other.

[@tashikoweinstein435]

They say in Judaism, two Jews means three opinions

[@Jadlerify]

What are the vastly different opinions? I know one opinion is that it's prohibited by a verse in the Torah. That was presented by the rabbi. What was the other opinion?

[@Bulvan123]

@@Jadlerify That it's not. Whether the prohibition only applies to mourning the dead. That it was for a certain time when idol worshipers got tattoos for religious reasons which don't apply today. Whether if this is how a Jew chooses to identify as one. I'm sure there are others.

[@valentinberg7]

These are the differences not within Judaism, but within Jewish society between observant and secular spectrum. And I want to emphasise, that being secular does not take anything from your Jewishness, it’s just the fact that Judaism is clear on things like tattoos, same-sex marriage and all the other controversial topics.

[@Edward-hx1is]

When I was about 8 or 9 years old (1964,65) a holocaust survivor spoke in our class room. At one point in his talk he showed each of us his tattoo from the camps and I never forgot the look on his face or the sound of his voice as he almost cried and told us the shame he had for that tattoo that was forced on him. Even though he had no choice the Nazi's would never let him forget and he was ashamed. Out of respect for him and for God i never got a tattoo.

[@JG94523]

My unease is also from the plight of Holocaust survivors. However, I don’t begrudge anyone for having one.

[@JuliaSchneider-h9s]

There are young people in Israel that get those tattoos of their grandmother/grandfather or even greatgrandmother or -father in memory in honor and a reminder ... against the shame as a symbol of survival

[@Edward-hx1is]

@@JuliaSchneider-h9s Look I'm not judging anyone just telling my experience and story, but unless you actually met and listen to an actual holocaust survivor still in the prime of life which going to an all Jewish school in the 60's we met more than 1. Also seeing movies seized and which were filmed by the Nazi's themselves that i have never seen anywhere else your perspective might be different. To me they are virtue signaling. Maybe there grand and great grandparents felt different but I doubt it. Think about it, Why should they feel embarrassed and or ashamed? But they all did, men and women alike. Why then would you do that to yourself in support of something they felt shame over. So be it God will judge not me.

[@matthewbrotman2907]

When I was told about the cemetery thing, I heard there was a special exemption for concentration-camp tattoos.

[@chatisawasteoftime]

@@matthewbrotman2907 The cemetery thing is nonsense. With that said, tattooing is explicitly forbidden by the Torah.

[@fredkolikoff6513]

The tattooed numbers written on the arms of concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust also gave tattoos a bad connotation for many Jews.

[@drab1711]

Damn. This is so well made. I love your respect for tradition alongside your personal feelings. Really well done. (Orthodox Jew here).

[@Libby_Hannah]

As a person in a conversion process, I have tattoos that I did way before I found judaism so is not a problem. Sometimes when I looked at it it reminds me my past and the pain at that specific period of time and I dont wanna have them anymore but the thing is I am.not gonna hurt myself again to erase them. When I had them I think in doing it for me only and not for show them to the world so I can easily cover them with everyday clothing because also I love to stay cover all year long since always so is not about the shame I feel when people see me but when I see them I revive the suffering I had at that time. Baruch HaShem I found judaism and I found all the joy I never had before. I understand why are forbidden and I understand why people get them in the first place. If you decide have one is your call but keep in mind that in some point you are gonna get old and change your mind and path in life. Bless you all and thanks for this amazing work.

[@NavDDG54]

The Torah absolutely forbids tattoos. There is no gray area. The myth about the cemeteries is false.

[@nataliebivas2360]

My mother told me when I was little that Jews could not be buried with tattoos. That is amusing to think of now. I am almost 78. Girls and women didn't have tattoos then. If they did, it would have been really shocking to us. So I would never have thought of it. I think she was pointing out that she thought they were vulgar. I've since learned that she was in error. I have medical tattoos now, but I would still never have a tattoo as any form of identity.

[@TheStoicPath_]

Leviticus 19:28 clearly states it’s not allowed. If you believe God made us in his perfect image, why would he want you to alter your vessel which would only serve to separate you from him? Listen to God not man’s interpretations

[@gaberiel555]

I’m a Jewish tattoo artist living in Israel and I’ve been doing it for 10 years now . I feel conflicted every day about my sins. I hope god will also judge me for the good. I can’t give it up lord knows I love that needle. It’s been with me through thick and thin ❤

[@GeorgeBrooks22]

It's not allowed

[@gaberiel555]

@ thanks I didn’t realize

[@AsserYarafatso]

Little Satan wants to be just like it's big Satan master

[@barrenwasteland7782]

I feel like a Rabbi would say Hashem knows our hearts. As an artist I don't see self expression as a means of going off the path. I find myself struggling with being Ben Noach and living in what feels like an exile into Babylon. I can't even walk to a synagogue on Shabbat. But I am shomer Shabbat. I think Hashem will see that and he knows I was born a Goy. He knows I would have tattoos and love art and appreciate the artistic nature of creation. As the God of Creation I can't fathom an existence without art. How can Hashem create a fucking platypus and people who love him and art( of all kinds) and not think that the two aren't somehow connected. I love Hashem and where he has brought me in life. I am sure he knows our hearts and will acknowledge that in all of us. ברך אותך.

[@gavinriley5232]

Only the extremely small group of Tzadikkim live without sin. Us normal people? We all sin. The important thing is to be a good person and to be better tomorrow than you were yesterday. Maybe this week you light Shabbos candles (I'm in Boston so it isn't Shabbos here yet). Or maybe you close the shop on Saturday and invite some friends over for a Shabbos meal. Or maybe you start kissing the mezuzah when you pass by. I remember a man coming to the Lubavitcher Rebbe and saying "Rebbe I don't observe ANYTHING. But I want to take on one mitzvah, what should I do?" The Rebbe asked him "do you smoke?" The man answered yes. The Rebbe said "on shabbos, let the cigarette burn out on its own. Don't stamp it out." The point being, we can all make even the smallest of changes, but those changes MATTER!

[@Jebusisblatantidolatry]

This rabbi is 100% correct!!!

[@einrib4truth]

we're all born absolute miracles of life Human-Beings yet unquestioningly allow "Others" to control what we do and say, and yet billions believe in some kind of Creator; when there is not one single individual who can factually prove that any actually exist nor even prove a life after death exists... NOT ONE!! and we collectively call ourselves "INTELLIGENT?"

[@hi-kb3hb]

its really nice that people are trying to do the right thing when it comes to things in the Torah that are not so black and white, but what about the mitzvos that are, I feel like people are forgetting about the main things like keeping shabbas, family purity and Kashrut

[@JohnDove-d8d]

I'm not against public expressions of ancestor veneration. I wear the full beard as a religious symbol of my grandfather's Ashkenazic ancestry. Probably don't need a Tattoo because I also have his unique eyeballs. My grandmother, a non Caucasian, non Jew, told me I look more like him, that's true.

[@Qrayon]

Since I was a little kid I've never understood why anyone would want to get a tattoo. It's always been a mystery to me. One thing is for sure, the Torah forbids it for Jews. If you get one for cosmetic reasons, you're going against your Creator. If you get one (or many) to express your Jewish pride or identity, you're a fool. If you're a Jew, don't get a tattoo if you don't have to. If you really want to, but you don't do it because G-d commanded you not to, that is a merit for you spiritually.

[@Bulvan123]

I know someone who was in the process of converting to Judaism & he got tattoos before the conversion when he was allowed to as a Non-Jew.

[@BigJewishIdeas]

Keep an eye out for our upcoming episode on conversion to Judaism!

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

How much will that graffiti process suck from your bank account? Never understood the mind processing spending tens of thousands of dollars on such things and am curious for insight on your motivations as you convert to Judaism, thank you

[@chatisawasteoftime]

Why would a legitimate Rabbi convert somebody who did that?

[@sugarray3141]

That happens but it is against Christian law as well

[@sugarray3141]

It seems like people of multiple religions do not take it seriously

[@ochem123]

No tattoos! Let’s consult the Bible! “You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh, for the dead, neither shall you make in yourselves any figures or marks: I am the Lord.” [Leviticus 19:28] ❤️‍🔥🇻🇦🇺🇸⚕️

[@amethyst4990]

I have 3 large tattoos. I was raised Evangelical but am fully.Jewish only on moms side. I was never taught why not to get tattoos. Now that I am religious and embracingy.Jewish roots, I won't get anymore tattoos.

[@chatisawasteoftime]

If you're Jewish on Mom's side, you are fully Jewish.

[@sugarray3141]

I believe it's not allowed to be done considering Christianity either.

[@Strawberry-v4o]

It's absolutely forbidden in the Thora to have tattoos.

[@danavipuzzles7308]

I am more qualified than most to speak on this topic. I was orthodox for over 10 years, after which I strayed from observance. Since then I got about 50 hours worth of tattoos done over the course of a number of years, including, hands, neck, and face. In more recent years I'm actually rekindling some aspects of my Jewish observance. With all my tattoos, I now put on tefillin, don't turn on my computer on Shabbat, and some other stuff. After I strayed from observance, I knew that I always liked the look of tattoos but also knew how strictly forbidden they are. So at that time I took it upon myself to study all the sources I can find on the matter, and what I found (which I will post sources for below) is that according to most Jewish sages from many generations ago, it was only idolatrous tattoos that were biblically prohibited, whereas tattoos in general were only Rabbinically prohibited. Nevertheless, the stigma against tattoos was so strong, coupled together with the mindset that Jews always wanted to differentiate themselves from Gentiles, that tattoos became one of the most taboo things a Jew could do. Most observant Jews today aren't aware of any of these sources, mainly because they have no interest in researching them. Ironically, many of my tattoos have Jewish significance. I'd say I have mixed emotions about them today, but for the most part don't regret them. What's done is done. They all have deep meanings for me and even if I end up becoming more observant (I don't expect to become fully orthodox again), I don't have any plan to get them lasered. Not to mention that I have too many to laser anyway. But I also don't expect to get more tattoos. I won't lie, when I'm in religious Jewish areas I feel a bit embarrassed, almost as if I have to initiate an explanation to people as to why I did it, but then I remind myself that those religious Jews who are smart and clever would understand that some people stray and can then find their way back. If anything, my tattoos show just how far one can fall spiritually and still find their way back. Not that I've found my way back entirely, but I'm making an effort. And now for the sources: Tosefta - Makkot Ch.3, 9 Biur HaGr”a - Yoreh De’ah 180, 1 Rabbeinu Yerucham - Sefer Ha’Adam, Netiv 17, Pt. 5 Chatam Sofer - glosses to Gittin 20b, Tosafos s.v. bketuva Maharam Shick - Sefer HaMitzvot, 254 Shu”t Shoel U’Meishiv - Tinyana, Vol. 1, 49 Get Pashut 124, 30 Minchat Chinuch 253, 6 Rav Chaim Kanievski’s Passhegen HaKtav Ch. 9 The following is a source for cosmetic tattoos being allowed today (e.g. eyebrows for a woman, a hairline for balding men, covering up a scar, etc.): Rav Ovadiya Yosef ZT"L in Taharat HaBayit, Pt. 3 (allowance for cosmetic tattoos)

[@alaskanfisherman669]

What a well written and researched comment. Great work achi. I’m with you in this boat - with the one major difference that I got inked once, didn’t care for it, and don’t generally have to confront anyone about it aside from at the pool or mikva. Either way I’m happy to see a proud comment with all the mekorot! Keep up your good work!

[@danavipuzzles7308]

@@alaskanfisherman669 Thanks! Those sources were weeks of research I did years ago, and I saved them in my files to have them as a reference. Although at the time I had strayed from observance, I continued to believe in God and wouldn't have gotten the tattoos if I had still believed that all tattoos were biblically prohibited. That's why doing the research was so important to me, to understand what God prohibited versus what the Rabbis prohibited (and I know that there are people who say that the Rabbis' prohibitions are an extension of God's prohibitions, and in many cases I agree, but ultimately the Rabbis are flesh and blood and are not always 100% correct about everything). Today, I'd generally advise Jews to avoid getting tattoos -- but if they do or already have, they are certainly not a lost cause from a religious standpoint, even though some might view them that way.

[@user-pd7il3xz5j]

Cosmetic tattoos are questionable, as I have learned from Rabbi Akiva Tatz. Some can even pose a problem for women using the mikvah. Best that one ask their personal Orthodox Rav.

[@danavipuzzles7308]

@@user-pd7il3xz5j Anyone who has a personal Rav whom they ask questions will obviously disagree with much of what I've said, but the sources are there for those who want to research them for themselves. As for cosmetic tattoos, as with most things in Judaism, there are Rabbis who agree with it and there are those who disagree, and so the person either follows their personal Rabbi or if they are a ba'al teshuva without a Rabbi then they choose which Rabbi they want to follow. But here's a rhetorical question. Those Rabbis who talk about how a cosmetic tattoo can cause a problem for using a mikvah, I wonder what they'd say to a man like me, if let's say I'd one day become religious and want to go to the mikvah. Not that I'd care what they have to say, I wouldn't care at all to be honest, but I have too many tattoos to laser, lasering takes years and years to do, and in most cases lasering doesn't get rid of the ink 100%. So based on this type of mentality that a tattoo poses a problem for using a mivkah, in their opinion someone like me would essentially never be able to use a mikveh ever again, which is total nonsense.

[@GaviLazan]

Totally should have had the "something meaningful" written backwards for the full effect. It's amazing how many times people write Hebrew and Arabic and their computers don't display it correctly and then get absolute gibberish tattooed on their bodies. "lufgninaem ginhtemos"

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

Appreciate your perspective, can't understand the thinking that goes into doing such things to the body and I come at it with a long-term awareness of add foibles of humanity, one of my favorite Jewish stories is of a bal tshuva who was tatted and received much side eye from fellow Jews until he was at the mica feeling self-conscious and an elderly Jew came up to him and said you're the first Jew besides me I've seen with a tattoo and he showed him the numbers on his arm The rabbis I've talked to agreed that the process of removing them is further disfiguring and isn't necessary

[@GaviLazan]

@GreenCanvasInteriorscape ... Huh?

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

A Bal tshuva came to God with tattoos and felt that others within his new community weren't receptive to them until he was at the mikvah and an elderly Jew came up to him and said you're the first Jew I've seen besides myself with tattoos and showed him the numbers on his arm. I helped guide friends get Jewish tats way back and designed one for myself and am glad I did not, it used to be edgy and creative and now it's just formulaic and odd, it's lamentable that folks getting face and neck tattoos don't have foresight and have the chutzpah to get testy and say don't judge me.

[@danavipuzzles7308]

I am Jew and I have both face and neck tattoos, as well as hand tattoos (you can see other comments I made on this video for more on my story). I've never had to tell anyone not to judge me because no one has ever openly confronted me about my tattoos. And those adults who give me odd stares, I understand their perspective, but I also understand that they are narrow-minded and rude. Life can be so very complicated for some of us, whereas other people live in a bubble and don't know how to process things that go against what they've been taught to be right or wrong. It's simply a lack of life experience. I knew what I was getting into when I got the tattoos done. I knew that there would be people who'd judge me for it, but nevertheless it felt important to me to get the tattoos, which now have significant meaning for me and feel like a significant part of my identity to me, even though I agree with the Rabbi in the video that the primary focus of our identity is our spiritual self, but nevertheless I don't think we should dismiss our bodily identity altogether. Our body manifests what our soul is feeling, and something as drastic as visible tattoos oftentimes shows that the soul has gone through unique challenges. And I say all this from the perspective of someone who has been rekindling my observance for the past few years.

[@danavipuzzles7308]

I made some replies to some people's comments. No offensive language, no threats, nothing like that. Just normal commentary and discussion. And most of those comments are gone. Did you guys delete them all?

[@BigJewishIdeas]

Nope wasn't us. As a policy we don't delete comments. Might've been YT policy depending on what you wrote

[@danavipuzzles7308]

@@BigJewishIdeas Thanks for confirming. Strange, I didn't write anything that would warrant deletion.

[@haroldgoodman130]

The Torah forbids tattoos. Any Jew who gets one will have to deal with this. Probably few of them care about such things.

[@BigJewishIdeas]

Thanks for watching our video

[@Yosaif-Israel]

The Torah actually in context is speaking of tattoos made deliberately for the purpose of remembrance of the deceased so there’s no actual prohibition for just regular tattoos from the Hebrew tradition

[@BigJewishIdeas]

Unfortunately this is not accurate. Please watch the entire episode for clarity.

[@danavipuzzles7308]

@@BigJewishIdeas Actually it is accurate if we go based on historical sources (see my other comment above), but in practice today, all tattoos are considered strictly prohibited. You'd be surprised how much today's Judaism has strayed from what it was thousands of years ago. Waiting 6 hours between meat and dairy, no rice on Pesach, wearing the black suit and hat, wigs for married women, etc. All of these are traditions and stringencies that developed in more recent generations. Just because something is strictly prohibited today in Judaism doesn't mean that this was historically always the case.

[@Yosaif-Israel]

@@danavipuzzles7308 things are clearly documented in the Hebrew tradition, but how do you know how long the Hebrews waited between consuming dairy and meat? Do you know the origins and history of the Hebrews practices and the purpose and meanings at their foundations?

[@Yosaif-Israel]

@@BigJewishIdeas most streams of Judaism don’t follow the rulings of Maimonides

[@danavipuzzles7308]

@@Yosaif-Israel The fact that you're referring to Jews as "Hebrews" tells me that you're coming at this from the wrong mindset altogether. Secondly, my comment was in support of what you wrote, not against it. But as far as meat and dairy, for instance, yes, there are sources that show that no one waited any significant amount of time between meat and dairy until about 1,000 years ago or so. Likewise with the other things I mentioned. If you spend time digging deep for the original sources, you can oftentimes find them. That would be very difficult to accomplish if you're not fluent in Hebrew.

[@tashikoweinstein435]

I want to get my tattoo changed to a star of david, not just to show my Jewish Identity and Pride, but more importantly I want the world to know when I die, and leave this world behind, people will know I died as a proud Jew ✡️ and no Nazi, Cossack, or Jihad can ever erase my Jewishness because I wear it on my skin!! It is more of a self-identifier as Jew than anything else! I like to think of it as the Yellow Star ⭐️ 🌟 Jews were forced to wear, but mine is a choice, I choose to be out and proud as a Jew and I am not afraid of the consequences!! AM YISRAEL CHAI

[@DastardlyHook]

Oh wow very intriguing!

[@carenlettofsky3045]

In the 1960s or 1970s, I read about a beit den that ruled survivors of the Shoah were allowed to be buried in a Jewish cemetery. Obviously, they had a tattoo. But one that had been forced on them. Am Yisrael Chai L'olam v'Ed!

[@David-rl7yr]

The root of tattoos being forbidden as it relates to "carving" your body in remembrance of the dead makes sense. Judaism is all about life. Very specific rules about mourning the dead so that you can move on with life. The tattooing of numbers on Holocaust victims adds additional reasons why I would never choose a tattoo. Also I hate needles! I will also leave you this thought that comes from my father when my sister was asking about tattoos. "You never see a bumper sticker on a Rolls Royce!" My father told my sister she was already perfect! Got her a poster to hang on the wall instead.

[@YeshuaIsTheTruth]

I wonder if someone had a pagan tattoo if there is a rabbinic allowance to cover it up?

[@danavipuzzles7308]

Rabbinically one would have to get it lasered, but if they'd go ahead and cover it up of their own volition, in retrospect the Rabbis would probably say that it's better that this was done rather than having kept the pagan tattoo.

[@dennisaur66]

is there a website to view and share "Hebrew tattoos?"

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

If only there was a way to find such a thing or such videos

[@LSMGinc]

A permanent expression of a temporary state of mind.

[@nben8292]

But will this personal meaning be fine after years , doesn't one get sick of them. Would you wear the same clothing style forever?

[@AsserYarafatso]

Next video, are earrings permitted?

[@alg11297]

It's always interesting to meet gentiles with tattoos in Hebrew. They are amazed I can read them and some had a vague idea of what it meant.

[@eli37co]

The Thora forbids tattoos. There is no question if it's allowed or not. The question is what to do if a person has one (or more)?

[@scottydoesntno]

“You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, or incise any marks on yourselves.” So the Torah specifies marking your flesh for the dead as that was a pagan practice, there is no other mention of body markings anywhere else as far as I know. So if a marking is not some sort of idolatry or some sort of memorial for the dead it is not strictly forbidden by the word of the Torah, only forbidden by human interpretation of the Torah.

[@eli37co]

@scottydoesntno the source is Hebrew, and in Hebrew it says litterly that it's forbidden, it is not interpretation.

[@scottydoesntno]

@@eli37co yes but it specifies for the dead, interpreting that any markings are forbidden is human interpretation

[@dwellyn]

@@scottydoesntno On the other hand, most of Judaism is human interpretation. With that in mind let me introduce you to our friends the Talmud and the Mishna.

[@Bananaboi13]

Really well made! Shout out to Rabbi Jacobs and the fam!

[@Simrealism]

As a sofer ST''M, those tattoos hurt my sofrut loving soul

[@gavinriley5232]

Physically? Yeah obviously, if you have skin then you CAN get a tattoo By the law? ONLY in order to save a life (idk how that would work but it would be allowed in only that context)

[@Richard4Torah]

Scripture says not to cut your self or tattoo yourself for the dead

[@nben8292]

Yes, massive differences . It is not permitted , not to be lilke the other nations and look like them.

[@JuliaSchneider-h9s]

Judaism don t shun u ......[around 9:18 ] speaking in general for liberals, jewish culture maybe even for modern orthodox I would kind of agree although it highly depends on the people or communities but definitly not true for "the high demands" branches as different types of hasidic/ultra orthodox

[@hi-kb3hb]

of course God is forgiving, but you can't use that as an excuse to do whatever you want

[@divineangelic2727]

Hi why would anyone want to even have tattoos on their body ?? So weird ! 1:01

[@redbrixanimations]

No!

[@AsserYarafatso]

Ironic the same Jews that won't get a tattoo because its prohibited under halacha have no problem with violating major laws such as keeping shabbat, eating kosher, family purity etc

[@danavipuzzles7308]

The same reason why many secular Jews insist on marrying Jewish, on circumcising their kids, and on not eating pork. There are certain things that have become so fundamental to being a Jew that even many secular Jews follow it, because that at least gives them some link to the fact that they are Jewish. I agree that it's far from ideal, but ultimately the merit of doing whatever little they do can lead them to eventually do teshuva. And part of the reason why many don't keep Shabbat, kashrut, and family purity, is because each of these areas has dozens, if not hundreds, of little tiny details that a person needs to learn and remember. That, plus countless disagreements between Rabbis about which details are correct, which aren't, etc. Oftentimes unnecessarily strict requirements that stem from tradition alone and have nothing to do with the original Torah prohibitions. Whereas something like not getting a tattoo or not eating pork is very simple.

[@Jebusisblatantidolatry]

Not realistic

[@Bulvan123]

Judaism is not all or nothing.

[@Jebusisblatantidolatry]

@Bulvan123 yes it is. Each prohibition is " either follow it." When you don't, you have to answer to Hashem. No one else. The choice is always yours.

[@Bulvan123]

@@Jebusisblatantidolatry It saddens me when Jews are unable to differentiate between "Jewish Law" & "Jewish History & Reality" (In America) 87% of Jews are not Orthodox. You can immaturely ignore that or be smart & navigate the waters as a minority. How many Jewish men in the US govt cover their heads? Who's the highest ranking Jew today? Emhoff, a secular Jew married to a Non-Jew who is a typical liberal Democrat SJW. THAT'S what Americans see & get the impression this IS Judaism. Yes they'll have to answer to G-d someday. But in the reality of today ignoring or dismissing them solely based on "Not keeping Jewish Law" is really small minded thinking & shows a lack of critical thinking skills.

[@avrumy3463]

Respect the Jewish tattoos

[@Einoidmilvada]

The idea of not getting tattoos, is that it's not your body. It's God's. You cannot do whatever you want with it. If you want to engrave some ideas on your body, use a pencil.

[@sheikowi]

He's a liar and his informants are ignorant and malicious. The legal and ethical tradition labels it as pagan and malicious. His extreme disappointment notwithstanding. Wish you more celerity and peace.

[@byronumphress3805]

Leviticus 19:28 Proverbs 9:10 Who told Noah to build a ark ? Who told Moses to take a message to pharaoh ? Revelation 3:10, Gods Test Hour Left behinds, refined as silver and gold !”tattoo removals !

[@byronumphress3805]

Revelation 2:17, I received a white stone, it just mysteriously appeared in my KJV bible,

[@Ibarger]

Have you ever heard of circumcision??? Isn’t that a permanent scar??

[@sleeexs]

God commanded it

[@David-rl7yr]

Interesting that you term the procedure a "scar" Especially since the foreskin is a useless holdover from caveman days that can cause you more trouble then it's worth. I'm guessing you also have an interesting opinion about your appendix?

[@Ibarger]

FYI. I’m not arguing against circumcision. I just think the “Scar” argument is weak.

[@Ibarger]

@ that was my point.

[@David-rl7yr]

@@Ibarger The "scar" argument IS weak. A scar is a wound. I see no stitches. I thought the purpose of the video was to dispell the notion that a tattoo would prevent a Jew from being buried in a Jewish cemetery. Basically to distinguish against the Catholic sin of commiting suicide which prevents burial for a Catholic in a Catholic cemetery.

[@michaelbettinger3486]

I have a lot of tattoos on my body. I have a abstract "menorah" on my belly. I had been wondering what else I might want and now I have an idea. I'll get more tattoos to celebrate my Jewishness. Thanks for the idea!

[@XabaalGox]

You guys are crazy this we are jews out ethencity u guys are converts

[@XabaalGox]

Means its bs u can tattoo

[@AsserYarafatso]

Ironic the same Jews that won't get a tattoo because its prohibited under halacha have no problem with violating major laws such as keeping shabbat, eating kosher, family purity etc

[@chatisawasteoftime]

At least they aren't violating this prohibition.

[@sugarray3141]

And I know someone who was against tattoos had to get a perm in Israel this summer. Now there is a temporary ink tattoo she was getting that first. Does that apply to reform?