To Tat or Not to Tat

Like most Jews raised in America I was taught that tattoos were a no-no, that you could not be buried in a Jewish cemetery (hey, I'm all for cremation) and that Lenny Bruce was denied his proper resting place for just this reason. So I just googled 'jews and tattoos' and found this article which says hey it's okay - oy vey - to tat. The basic theme is a phoeniix rising from the flaming ashes of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN). Of course there's the other premise that I will get old and my skin will sag and that's not so far off. As they say in French....we shall see.