Leviticus 19:28

"You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, or incise any marks on yourselves: I am the LORD."

I believe that the main point this pasuk is making is that you should not self-harm. It specifically says that after the death of a loved one, you should not turn to self-harm to deal with the grief. I chose this Mitzvah because it is an extremely relevant topic today as our youth is facing a mental health crisis. I thought it was interesting to see it discussed in the Tanakh and show how these issues have existed for thousands of years and need to be recognized as real and openly discussed. Many Jews build a fence around this mitzvah by not getting tattoos or piercings as that would incise a mark upon yourself. In modern daily life, however, many Jews do not honor this Mitzvah. As time has gone on, Jewish cemeteries have allowed tattooed people to be buried and it has generally become less of a big deal. So while one way to fulfill this mitzvah would be to avoid piercings or tattoos, another possible way to use this mitzvah as a guideline is to keep good care of your body and respect your body as it was made by God. 

I chose this picture because I've heard multiple people mention this topic since we got here. During the Holocaust, Jews were forced to get tattoos as they entered concentration camps. As tattoos had been considered directly against this mitzvah for many years, it was just another way in which people's Judaism was disregarded and their choices and practices stripped away from them. Here, I've heard a couple of people discussing whether or not they plan on getting tattoos. Some say that they wouldn't want to get a tattoo after their ancestors were forced while others say they would want to be able to make the choice for themselves after their ancestors' choice was taken from them. Others' plans to get a tattoo or not don't having anything to do with the Holocaust or Judaism at all.