Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Shomer Nagiah Handshake
Someone I know who works with the Israeli government just shared a sweet secret with me.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu knows he is not allowed to shake the hand of his Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, religious JewishMOM Tzipi Hotovely-Alon.
So how does he greet her?
They extend their handshake hands, and, holding them a few inches apart, move them up and down. And then end with a big thumbs up and a smile.
Shomer Negiah handshake.
Only in Israel.
Tzipi Hotovely-Alon with her husband and daughter
Cute….
But honestly…..
A cold handshake may be a better choice than “Holding their hands a few inches apart shaking them up and down and then ending with a big thumbs up and smile”…..
Let’s be real, the issur of negiah has a reason behind it….
Love it!! I can just picture it…
reminds of a community I lived in – we did simulated hugs! from a few feet away!everyone always smiled and felt greeted.
I always do that too! I call it an “air shake” 🙂