The ForwardIn last Sunday's "The Ethicist"
column, a woman
wrote that she was offended when her real-estate agent refused to shake hands, saying that as an Orthodox Jew he didn't touch women. Should I tear up the contract? she asked.
Randy Cohen's response -- "I believe you should tear up your contract" -- brought in hundreds of angry e-mails, reports
Alana Newhouse. One rabbi says of the column: "I thought it showed a stunning lack of appreciation and responsibility for Orthodoxy Jewry." Another says of Cohen: "
He's ignorant, but not hateful. I don't think he's an antisemite."
