Problem
A female healthcare provider is meeting a couple of Jewish heritage for the first time. The healthcare provider puts her hand out to shake the gentleman's hand, and he politely refuses. The female healthcare provider then says "Oh, yes flu season I completely understand." Why might the gentleman, of Jewish heritage, not shake the female healthcare provider's hand? How might you have handled this situation differently?
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