Comments on: NYOTB: Jews With Tattoos? http://tcjewfolk.com/nyotb-jews-tattoos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nyotb-jews-tattoos Twin Cities Jewfolk: the hub for hip Jewish stuff in Minneapolis and St. Paul Tue, 22 May 2012 03:06:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Susan http://tcjewfolk.com/nyotb-jews-tattoos/comment-page-1/#comment-7434 Susan Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:21:06 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=11065#comment-7434 The prohibition against tatoos comes from way before the Shoah. That's partly why the tatooing during the Shoah was so traumatic. It's about recognizing that we are all created in the image of God, and therefore we shouldn't be drawing on our body in an attempt to improve on, or change, the body God gave us. The prohibition against tatoos comes from way before the Shoah. That’s partly why the tatooing during the Shoah was so traumatic.

It’s about recognizing that we are all created in the image of God, and therefore we shouldn’t be drawing on our body in an attempt to improve on, or change, the body God gave us.

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