About this episode

The episode discusses the different prohibitions in the Torah regarding body modifications and the spiritual implications of these actions.

There are 2   prohibitions in the Torah that both talk about making changes to the body yet are written differently. When the Torah prohibits cutting your body in agony over the loss of a relative it says "you shall not make a cut in your "flesh""(Leviticus 19-28) In the same verse when it prohibits tattooing oneself it says "a tattoo you shall  not place on yourselves"" .It does not say on your "flesh" Why the different wording&nbsp…

People in this episode

Host: Rabbi Yochanan David

Topics covered

• Torah prohibitions
• spiritual damage
• compassion
• reward for suffering
• friendship

Keywords

• Torah
• prohibitions
• tattoo
• mourning
• spiritual reward

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Leviticus

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