It is widely assumed that the Torah prohibits all tattoos. And yet, a look at the verse in context yields alternative understandings.
Dr.
David Bernat
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Jewish tradition places a strong emphasis on the importance of repentance on Yom Kippur. It finds its way into Yom Kippur through a post biblical association between fasting and repentance. But what does fasting signify in the Bible and what did it mean originally in the context of Leviticus 16?
Dr.
David Lambert
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