Tattooed at this time.
To the honorable Rabbi, peace and blessings!
I wanted to ask the Rabbi’s halachic opinion regarding getting a tattoo in our time.
When this is discussed among those who observe the Torah and mitzvot, the instinctive response is of course, “And you shall not tattoo any marks on you, I am the Lord,” for it is explicitly forbidden in the Torah!
However, when we examine a little, we see that in the Gemara the Sages (Rabbi Shimon) said that the prohibition is only fulfilled when one writes the name of an idolatrous act. And in the book Teharat HaBayit (83, Dinei HaZetzeh, Mishmeret Hatahara, letter 10) it states that this is how the Rif Maimonides and the Rosh ruled. And in the commentary to the Nar it is written that according to the words of Maimonides and his followers, it is possible that even among the rabbis there is no prohibition, as long as one does not do so for the sake of idolatry.
Therefore, I wanted to know what the Rabbi’s opinion is on this. Since in this day and age, there is no connection between tattoos and idolatry, at least not in the modern part of the world. And if this is permitted, are there certain cumulative conditions under which it is permitted?
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