Comments on Bad Hebrew Tattoos: Shabbat Special: Welcome the Good Hebrew Tattoos

Where tattoos are concerned, everyone has their ow...

2010-01-31T22:05:20.162+02:00

Where tattoos are concerned, everyone has their own preference.

However, those tiny scribbles that you talk about - they might be tasteful and special to their owner, and all that, just not very interesting to display. I much prefer to look at something artful and unusual.

I prefer small tattoos (like a treble clef or the ...

2010-01-30T23:57:10.883+02:00

I prefer small tattoos (like a treble clef or the sign on infinity on the back of the neck.. or a mysterious Hindi symbol on the breast near the shoulder).
Those two seem to be big and intimidating - especially the first which seems to be just big and tasteless. Tattoo should be like a small jewel, and that tattoo turns the hand into a human canvas. That would look very bad as time goes on..

ESP? I was 2 minutes away from suggesting it mysel...

2010-01-30T22:10:38.478+02:00

ESP? I was 2 minutes away from suggesting it myself when I saw this delightful temporary change of pace. And we can afford to be generous with Yoseph: After all, Israeli Hebrew calls a jackhammer: 'Congo', polyethelene: 'nylon', a refrigerator: 'Frigidaire' and any power saw: 'Jackson'. Ugh. Joey can relax, it's ok. Shavua tov.

Sure, Yosef was there first. As for the Hamsa, it...

2010-01-30T20:27:22.012+02:00

Sure, Yosef was there first.

As for the Hamsa, it did not originate in the Jewish religion, but it's very much a part of the Jewish/Israeli traditions now.

I'd say that "Joseph" is the English...

2010-01-30T20:08:42.969+02:00

I'd say that "Joseph" is the English form of Yosef (As Yosef was there first...)

Also - Hamsa has no standing in Judaism, it's merely a middle-eastern folklore.