I stopped shaking hands with men, because Black Hatters at Cross-Currents convinced me it is homoerotic behavior

Since shaking hands itself is an expression of the sexuality reserved for man and wife, it is obviously forbidden even between man and man. How is it different? We are only desensitized to such things in our Sodomesque society. According to my understanding of Cross-Currents, anyway.

Come and Hear:

“Traditional Judaism places a premium on the family bond and emphasizes heavily the unique and exclusive nature of the husband-wife relationship. Judaism expects men to reserve their sexuality for their wives and women to reserve their sexuality for their husbands.”

See? Who could justify shaking hands with anyone after that!

Gedalia adds,

“Similarly, although not strictly speaking forbidden by Jewish law, many Orthodox couples will not hold hands or show affection in public.”

One problem, Gedalia. No one is saying that even holding hands and shaking hands is the same thing.

And in baseball terms, holding hands is still not considered a base hit. That’s why it isn’t “strictly forbidden.”

So no hand shaking with anybody. It may not be strictly forbidden, but remember. We are not allowed to be like the Egyptians.