Jews with Tattoos: No longer taboo?

A New York Times article has examined the much-discussed belief that Jews who get tatooed cannot be buried in Jewish cemetaries -- and calls it an urban legend.

Eight rabbinical scholars were interviewed for the article and agreed the belief "most likely started because a specific cemetery had a policy against tattoos. Jewish parents and grandparents picked up on it and over time, their distaste for tattoos was presented as scriptural doctrine."

(Full New York Times article here.)