Reply To: wording to decline a hand shake?

theGoq, thank you

shlishi, thank you for standing up for me.

to everyone else, chill out. I learned the Halachos of shaking hands too. just don’t ask me to quote mekoros. Obviously I know its Assur L’chatchila which is why I asked for wording to deflect a hand-shake without insulting anyone. If I had a specific shaila in a particular situation, YES i would call the family Rav.

sbeth, I like that wording but I’m a nurse and telling a future employer I cannot touch males is not a good thing to do