[definitelynotaliberal]

No, that you may not do because I am a woman ;-)

I’m also not Jewish. My question is about these pick-and-choose sanctions. If the body is a lease, I say better a paint job (tattoo) than constructing a mini-alcove (nose job) in a wall.

[WilliamReading]

For goodness sakes, these rules are 2500 years old, if not older. Should we go back to stoning people for adultery?

[grellis]

Def, you are correct in pointing out the hypocracy of Jews who employ plastic surgery for cosmetic reasons. I'm just a shiksa, but I asked a Jewish friend about it once. She explained, with regard to nosejobs, that they are "always to correct a deviated septum. Always." I'm sure you get what she meant by that. If the surgery is considered a medical necessity, it is outside the ban. Facelifts, OTOH, I'll never understand how they could be anything other than verboten.