Tattoos, and Cutting One's Skin or Shaving one's Head in Mourning
Self-Mutilation in
Mourning
- Karchah
Source for the prohibition against self-mutilation: Makkot 20a
Punishment
for cutting one's skin in mourning: Makkot 20a
Punishment for each individual cut: Kiddushin 36a; Makkot 20a-b, 20b-21a
The minimum length of a cut, for liability: Makkot 20b
How many hairs one must cut out, to violate the law against shaving one's head in mourning: Makkot 20b
Whether one is liable for self-mutilation in mourning for a loss other than a death: Makkot 20b
Differentiating between self-mutilation with one's hand, and with an implement: Makkot 21a
Whether women are forbidden to tear out hair and cut skin: Kiddushin 35b-36a
Liability for cuts which are not between the eyes: Kiddushin 36a
The korban service performed by a
kohen
who violates this law is still valid: Zevachim 17a
Issues which are Specific to Tattoos
Punishment
for tattooing: Makkot 21a
Writing without engraving: Makkot 21a
Engraving without writing anything: Makkot 21a
Engraving a temporary script, vs. engraving a permanent script: Gittin 20b; Makkot 21a
Engraving by hand, vs. engraving with an implement: Makkot 21a
Engraving
Gd's Name
: Makkot 21a
Engraving
the name of an idol
: Makkot 21a
Putting a form of ash [Eifer Makleh] on a wound, if that ash will cause a permanent mark to be left: Makkot 21a
Performing an act which will create the appearance of a tattoo: Makkot 21a
Other types of Self-Mutilation
Self-Mutilation for
idolatry
: Makkot 21a
Differentiating between self-mutilation with one's hand, and with an implement: Makkot 21a
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