Iran Tries to Bully Azerbaijan into Distancing Itself from Israel
How should Jerusalem respond?
October 21, 2021
What the Biblical Prohibition on Tattooing Says about Human Dignity and Holiness
Learning from the exceptions as well as the rule.
While the claim that tradition forbids those with tattoos from being buried in a Jewish cemetery is without merit, it is indeed true that Leviticus, and rabbinic law, strictly prohibit tattooing. According to Moses Maimonides, the proscription is a response to the pagan practice of inscribing the names of deities on one’s flesh. Menachem Levine suggests some additional explanations:
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Europe Is Rising to the Challenge of Anti-Semitism Because of Its Own Judaic Roots
Why Brussels needs Jerusalem.
Ambivalence Toward the Jewish State, Rather Than Poverty, Might Be the Cause of Rising Israeli-Arab Crime Rates
Why “Arab Lives Matter” wants more policing, not less.
A Bad Faith Attempt to Put Faith to Use in Defense of Liberal Democracy
Four professors commit the sin of which they accuse nationalists.
What the Biblical Prohibition on Tattooing Says about Human Dignity and Holiness
Learning from the exceptions as well as the rule.