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2/7/16
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My Kindle Book Edition: From the Talmud: Yerushalmi Berakhot
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2/5/16
My Dear Rabbi Zahavy column in the Jewish Standard for February answers questions about hand shaking hygiene and avoiding speeding tickets.
My Dear Rabbi Zahavy column in the Jewish Standard for February answers questions about hand shaking hygiene and avoiding speeding tickets.
Dear Rabbi Zahavy,
I have had serious health problems and several medical procedures that weakened me and my immune system. Thank God, I have recovered now, and I attend my local synagogue. My problem is that especially on Shabbat, some of my friends and neighbors offer me a handshake with their greetings after services.
My doctors have cautioned me about engaging in physical contact in public that could expose me to germs and diseases. So I have told my close friends that I won’t shake their hands. They understand because they know my situation. I offer some of my buddies fist bumps instead of handshakes.
Other people in shul do not know why I won’t shake hands with them. That makes me worried that they will think I am socially cold or odd.
First, am I wrong to be hyper-cautious about handshakes? Second, what should I do to explain my preference not to shake hands?
Fist-bumping in Fair Lawn
Dear Fist-bumping,
Our hands most certainly do have and transmit germs. What should we do about that?
Dear Rabbi Zahavy,
I have had serious health problems and several medical procedures that weakened me and my immune system. Thank God, I have recovered now, and I attend my local synagogue. My problem is that especially on Shabbat, some of my friends and neighbors offer me a handshake with their greetings after services.
My doctors have cautioned me about engaging in physical contact in public that could expose me to germs and diseases. So I have told my close friends that I won’t shake their hands. They understand because they know my situation. I offer some of my buddies fist bumps instead of handshakes.
Other people in shul do not know why I won’t shake hands with them. That makes me worried that they will think I am socially cold or odd.
First, am I wrong to be hyper-cautious about handshakes? Second, what should I do to explain my preference not to shake hands?
Fist-bumping in Fair Lawn
Dear Fist-bumping,
Our hands most certainly do have and transmit germs. What should we do about that?
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