When a man refuses to shake a woman’s hand

I remember recently greeting an Orthodox Jewish woman’s hand.  She was a rabbi’s wife.  She refused to shake it.  I was rattled at first, and then remembered that this was proper behavior for a woman in her position.

Jennifer Bryson is a friend and scholar of Islam.  Here is her fascinating reflection on being rattled when a male employee refused to shake her hand. http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2016/06/17151/