i am planning on converting to Judaism in the next year but i am an artist at heart and i am still infatuated with tattoos and the process of creating a permanent masterpiece. it's nothing that would stop me from converting because that's priority #1 in my life, so does anyone have suggestions on how to channel that artistic energy into something else that isn't going to be against my religion? i love to draw and display my art.....how to go about it?
p.s. - if anyone hassomething nasty to say about this religion, you can take your hate and ignorance elsewhere because i will not respond and you will get reported. this is 2006, open your mind.
2006-07-14 15:57:09 · 6 answers · asked by DFA79 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yah i know all about ami james and miami ink (one of my fave shows) but he doesn't have to answer to my father.....
when i got my first one when i was 18 (and stupid) he didn't speak to me for a long time. i probably won't get another one, but it's so tempting but i would never do anything to upset him like that again. it's just hard to let go of the lifestyle.....
2006-07-14 16:07:53 · update #1
Well I don't know how to fix ya but I do know that the owner of the tattoo parlor on the show Miami Ink on TLC is jewish and talks about this all the time. Maybe he can guide you :)
2006-07-14 16:02:10 · answer #1 · answered by gnomes31 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ami James is the owner of a tattoo shop & he's covered. I'm sure you've heard of the show Miami Ink. He still embraces his heritage & even served in the Iraeli Army.
2006-07-14 23:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by Wendy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is from somethingjewish.co.uk...supposedly you're not allowed to be buried in a Jewish cemetary with tattoos or piercings...i had a cousin with both, and they buried him just fine...I suppose it depends if you're Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, or anywhere in between...
The law that makes tattoos taboo for Jews is Leviticus 19:28, which states: “You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, or incise any marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.”
It’s the second half of this passage that’s critical, according to Rabbi Judah Dardik of the Orthodox Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland.
“Judaism has always seen our bodies as a gift from God. You should use your body as a house for your soul. It’s given to us on loan, and if you lease a car, you try to keep it in good shape for return,” says Dardik. “We should treat the body [well] and keep it in as good shape as possible. That’s part of the philosophical idea of it.”
2006-07-14 23:03:57 · answer #3 · answered by suburbankweerboi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
learn to love canvas!
by the way: the idea that people with tattoos don't get buried in the normal cemetary is not true. This applies to all branches of judaism.
2006-07-16 02:46:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are plenty of canvas that doesn't walk around like skate boards art, Pen stipping cars, choppers, Cd art. there so many your not limited by my imagination so I will stop here.
Baruch HaShem
2006-07-14 23:29:28 · answer #5 · answered by David 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats tough.
maybe you could transfer your art to more inanimate objects like a canvas, wall or a car.
I would suggest you try a few things out and see what you enjoy doing the most.
2006-07-17 04:21:43 · answer #6 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋