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I might get one on my avi, but I'd never get one IRL. I can change my avi as I wish, I can't do that with my own skin. My skin is not a canvas, I have other creative outlets such as drawing.

Isn't judaism against tattoos? I heard that getting one meant that you cant be burried in Israel I think. I never looked into it, but I really should. My internets down, I'm on a friends computer. ;-;

xd No way. First off, I find them rather ugly, no offense. In reality, not a chance. I hate needles, it's against Judaism, I probably would make a stupid choice of something I'll hate later- you name it.

Depends on what color you want.

Oh and I've been selling on the market place... I made 5000 g in like 20 minutes selling ink.

But I have some left over.

I also have some premade bouquets I'm trying to get rid of.

And... lots of flowers that no one wants.

I'm not sure tattooing is against Jewish law as set forth in the Torah. The Torah clearly states, "You shall not make a mark in your flesh in remembrance of the dead. That's pretty clear to me, anyway. So, Torahly speaking, getting a tattoo for the sake of fun, decoration, or in honor of something other than the dead -- such as one's nation, one's religion (theoretically), one's spouse or child who is alive -- should be permitted.

However, Talmudically all tattooing, piercing, and (some say) even shaving are forbidden. Why? Because the body is a vessel for the soul, and personally designed, formed, and fashioned by Hashem. It's considered arrogant to believe that one can improve on Hashem's work, and so we avoid it for that reason.

I still shave my legs and under-arms, though, and yes, I would get braces for my teeth if I could afford orthodonture at this point. If I had a cleft palate, I would have it corrected. If I was missing a leg, I would get a prosthetic, and no one would argue that it was against Jewish law, because there's clearly some grey area in there.

But! The Gaian avatar was not made in Hashem's image. It was made in our own imaginations, and it may or may not represent the 'real' you. So if you think a tattoo (which isn't even permanent!) is cool, hey, get one. I plan to get several, here on Gaia. It's not making a mark in the flesh at all, it's making a mark in pixels, which should be just fine.

sweatdrop wow I'd so never stop shaving my legs or underarms lol.

I might get a tatoo for my avi.
I really would love to get a tatto, I was planning on getting a really cool one for my zodiac stuff, but once I became serious of converting to judaism I decided not to. I still want one, but I choose not to do it.

I think that the tatoos are pretty cool, seeing as I already have 3. I didn't know that tatoos were against Judaism though. Do any of the Jewish people here have tatoos?

xd If it was, that would be a pretty weird G-d.