tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post3490331749637455974..comments2024-01-27T01:47:40.545+02:00Comments on Eshkol HaKofer: Jews with Tattoos? Tattooing Traditions of the Beta IsraelNoam Siennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07132882577484155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-23105983409574741382023-06-17T07:18:36.014+03:002023-06-17T07:18:36.014+03:00My grandmother on my mother's side has a tatto...My grandmother on my mother's side has a tattoo on her neck, I asked her about it and she just didn't know so I went to ask my father (he lives in the Tigrai area compared to my mother's side who lives in Gorava Then they moved to Sahramala (Jewish village) I don't know much about why I asked my mother why grandma left her village and she said they murdered my grandma's familyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-49977129059418776092023-05-22T21:25:38.086+03:002023-05-22T21:25:38.086+03:00Ethiopian Tattoo is not only Ethiopian Jewish prac...Ethiopian Tattoo is not only Ethiopian Jewish practice. It is widely practiced among all northern Ethiopians. Although beautification is the main objective, driving away evil spirit and as a means of healing aliments are also other reasons. There are a wide variety of tattoos. Both men and women get the tattoos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-5620631812755439192023-01-09T17:21:16.260+02:002023-01-09T17:21:16.260+02:00David wrote: "Tattoo removal is NOT required ...David wrote: "Tattoo removal is NOT required by halakha, however, and is a personal choice." I am acquainted with a practicing American Jew here in Israel, who became observant when he already bore a rich collection of tattoos. He still has them, and it doesn't seem to trouble him or anyone else.<br /><br />Back around 1985, when the first Beta Israel started coming to Safed, I Yehoshuanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-45704132984136302922021-05-08T09:13:43.115+03:002021-05-08T09:13:43.115+03:00I am en Ethiopian Jew. We are called or referred t...I am en Ethiopian Jew. We are called or referred to has Falasha. All the woman who are older or many have neck and face tattoos. Both my grandmas babe neck and face tattoos. My older grandmother,(paternal side)had a lot of tattoos. And become a nun in older age and decided to dedicate her life to the lord and dismisses worldly ideas. Samrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544868159295008903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-21819727423199868042019-08-06T00:38:06.246+03:002019-08-06T00:38:06.246+03:00Beautiful article...I thought I'd find a lot o...Beautiful article...I thought I'd find a lot of articles related to this topic.. But there aren't. Thank you for this article. I hope we record this or its gonna be unknown history forever...<br />Love and support from fellow Jew from India<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03007285930626698114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-68800461508227255932019-05-02T00:04:22.954+03:002019-05-02T00:04:22.954+03:00It's actually the bible that makes it seem lik...It's actually the bible that makes it seem like any tattoo is a problem. The rabbis explain that it might only pertain to writing but that regardless it's prohibited by rabbinic law. Now importantly rabbinic law ENDS in the 5th Century. It starts after Moses' death. Some rabbinic laws are explicit in Prophets and some are only traditionally attributed to that era. I am not aware Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406574444546842419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-91250521547827301822018-07-12T10:37:06.972+03:002018-07-12T10:37:06.972+03:00So out of curiosity, I asked a friend of mine who ...So out of curiosity, I asked a friend of mine who is an Ethiopian Jew in Israel. According to her, her mother has one of the forehead tattoos because it was viewed as a beauty enhancement. Her mother didn't know it was a Christian cross and she didn't even know that tattoos are banned for Jews.<br />According to her, it was also fairly short lived. Her great-grandfather did not approve ofAbbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-2546036720823916022017-11-22T07:39:21.078+02:002017-11-22T07:39:21.078+02:00Reading about the Passover in Exodus brought me he...Reading about the Passover in Exodus brought me here: Exodus 13:9 - Let it serve as a sign for you on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead, so that the Lord’s instruction may be in your mouth; for the Lord brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand. Wonder if it had anything to do with that.Lee Ariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162065747643418471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-10969611267461481252016-08-28T14:12:34.529+03:002016-08-28T14:12:34.529+03:00If we are ignorant, teach us. If we are racist, ...If we are ignorant, teach us. If we are racist, tells where we went wrong. I see examples of racism and I go out of my way to understand what we need to do to improve things. Just saying things as you do does not help anyone grow.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16641081121521385658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-47069179875088016842016-08-28T14:08:29.476+03:002016-08-28T14:08:29.476+03:00This comment has been removed by the author.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16641081121521385658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-49817350618747576992016-03-10T09:56:24.088+02:002016-03-10T09:56:24.088+02:00I did not even know so far how much you people are...I did not even know so far how much you people are racist and ignorant!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656018601834668297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-74369112520342782712016-02-25T16:24:05.590+02:002016-02-25T16:24:05.590+02:00Love so hard, thank you for writing about this sub...Love so hard, thank you for writing about this subject. I wish you the best of luck & hope you have the opportunity to research further.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-9910514960120341382015-05-30T20:16:36.537+03:002015-05-30T20:16:36.537+03:00Wonderful article! Interesting to note that Ethiop...Wonderful article! Interesting to note that Ethiopian Judaism is scriptural, like that of the Karaites. Prior to the dominance of the Maimonides sects after the 10th century or so, interactions, even marriages, between Rabbinical and Karaite Jews were permitted without any requirement for conversion. It's a shame that earlier forms of Judaism are now discriminated against by the later sects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-85117123768066969582014-03-08T08:44:09.767+02:002014-03-08T08:44:09.767+02:00I'm eating up and chewing on your articles. Yo...I'm eating up and chewing on your articles. You bring up many thought provoking topics in Jewish culture and practice. It's a very enjoyable meal for this Alaskan Jewess.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609854836465316879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-16881660670325719942014-02-24T07:11:46.090+02:002014-02-24T07:11:46.090+02:00Thanks for an intriguing article, Noam. Sounds lik...Thanks for an intriguing article, Noam. Sounds like your just the person to fill in this gap in the scholarship. When I was in Yeshivah in Israel in 1991, it was right after Operation Solomon that airlifted thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. While I was proud of how receptive our yeshivah was, I noticed that our yeshivah was particularly invested in inviting them for holiday gatherings which Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717479283955896939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769195549756992079.post-54337434571742291722014-02-24T03:37:45.790+02:002014-02-24T03:37:45.790+02:00Thank you for writing this! I love how what you wr...Thank you for writing this! I love how what you write is so often eye- and mind-opening to holes in my perception of my religion and... religious peoplehood? In answer to your question, I'd say you've gone either just sufficiently far or not gone far enough, conceptually. Certainly not far enough in terms of practical gathering of information, narrative, and history, but you are not (yet)Gellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917294240223047510noreply@blogger.com