my life
...y and find the reasons as to why a Jewish person should not be marked from a tattoo. Judaism teaches that our bodies belong, as do all parts of nature, to God. They are on loan to us and we are responsible for caring for them. Any sort of mutilation of the body is, therefore, prohibited. Tattooing is prohibited, as is scarring, and some forms of cosmetic surgery. There are criminal offenses that are so heinous as to bar someone from being buried in the Jewish cemetery. Despite the persistence of the myth to the contrary, a tattoo is not one of those offenses. There is no prohibition against burying someone with a tattoo in the Jewish cemetery. In July of 2002 I went to go get my first tattoo. I was very nervous of course and had many things going through my mind. I explained to the tattoo artist exactly what I wanted and where I wanted this tattoo. Then he explained to me the procedures and asked me questions like if I was under the influence of any drugs or alcohol. Then he asked me to sign a consent form. I decided to get a tattoo of a purple rose with my nickname above it. Since the ankle is a tender spot it did hurt a little bit. It felt like minor electric shocks, a tingling accompanied by an annoying, dull pain. When he was done, he explained ...