I got scared and ran away.
2007-03-22 21:58:00 · 11 answers · asked by Summer 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
was he in a middle of a circumcision?
2007-03-22 22:01:00 · answer #1 · answered by alberthastings3 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
He yelled, "No touch!" So he was an Indian? From a 1950s Western?
Anyways, its called shomer nogiah in Modern Orthodoxy. That's a made up term that means, "Guarding Touch." The actual halachic termenology is Hilchos Niddah, the "Laws of a menstruant."
All girls over 12 are assumed to be menstruants, and it is forbidden by Biblical law for a man to "draw close to a woman in her time of menstruation to lie with her," as the Bible says.
"Draw close," in Judaism is interpreted as doing anything that normally leads to sex between a man and woman. According to the shulchan aruch, even haezrah, this not only includeds touching, but winking, speaking friendly, and looking at their attractive garments.
And it's not Rabbis, it's all Orthodox Jewish men who won't shake hands. The exceptions are German Jews, Dutch Jews, and certain Hungarians called Unerlanders. They feel a handshake does not constitute anything but a greating, and since they are exchanged between strangers and even enemies, it is not forbidden.
2007-03-23 05:05:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think you are relating it as it happened.
While there is indeed a rule to avoid such familiarity, the rabbi would have said something like, "I'm sorry, but we do not shake hands. But I am pleased to meet you and would be happy to answer any questions you may have."
Now that you are relaxed,isn't that closer to what the rabbi actually said?
2007-03-23 07:44:13 · answer #3 · answered by Gam Zo Letovah 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In some religions the religious man can not touch a woman. It's a tradition, which means it's not entirly with nor without logic.
2007-03-23 05:01:31 · answer #4 · answered by nemesyn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Archaic laws about touching another woman. Rabbi's are not allowed to do so. I think it's ridiculous, it says that men and women cannot control their sexual impulses. And jewish women certainly can.
2007-03-23 05:03:31 · answer #5 · answered by guy o 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your joking right?
anyways there is a practice among Orthodox Jews called Shomer neghiah. It states that a person should not physically touch a member of the opposite sex unless they are a close relative or a spouse.
2007-03-23 05:01:04 · answer #6 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Were you wearing a really nice bracelet, watch or ring?
If so, he was probably a clypotmaniac and was afraid that he was going to steal them from you and sell them for more money or something...
Either that, or women arent allowed to touch rabbi's.
Wouldnt surprise me.
2007-03-23 05:03:25 · answer #7 · answered by Nick 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
He probably thought you were about to *stink-psalm* him.
**for those of you reading this and you can't figure it out, just replace *psalm with ***palm..funnier now, isn't it>haha
2007-03-23 05:04:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you're female. although i doubt he said "no touch", since rabbis are very educated and have excellent grammar skills.
2007-03-23 05:03:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
He must of still had lube on his hands and you caught him at a bad time.
2007-03-23 05:45:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Who knows...I would have ran as well....lol
2007-03-26 09:20:58 · answer #11 · answered by strange rain 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋