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Considering that Judaism prohibits tattoos, getting a tattoo of a symbol associated with Judaism is kind of adding insult to injury. Although many Jews choose to get tattoos, having a Jewish symbol as the tattoo doesn't make it any less prohibited.

There are two accepted exceptions to this, Jewish victims of the Holocaust who were tattooed by the Nazis and Jewish military veterans who got/get military tattoos.

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According to traditional Jewish law (Halacha) it is forbidden to place permanent tatto's on one's body.

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No one is keeping them from having one if they want. But some orthodox Jews believe the scriptures teach against it so it would not be acceptable.

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No. It is a Torah-level violation. Leviticus 19:28 prohibits any markings or tattoos.

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They're not supposed to, since Judaism doesn't allow tattooing (Leviticus ch.19), but I suppose they see it as another way of expressing their identity.

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