Holy smokes! Which is more "normal"? To have everyone think you are as crazy as Howard Hughes? Or to just tell them that you and millions of other decent folks follow a code of law that has been around for thousands of years?
Are you replying to me here?
If yes, I am confused. Your openeing words make it sound like you are in disagreement with me, yet you don't follow through with an argument that contradicts mine.
If you are not replying to my post, fine, but you could have done without quoting me.
Holy smokes! Which is more "normal"? To have everyone think you are as crazy as Howard Hughes? Or to just tell them that you and millions of other decent folks follow a code of law that has been around for thousands of years?
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There aren't "millions" of orthodox Jews worldwide. The accurate figure, which includes basically any definition of "orthodox" - from far left to far right - is about one million. And a significant percentage of that one million do not refrain from shaking hands with opposite gender (i.e. modern orthodox.)