Yeah starfish I had just read that. I’ll comment that it was an age I can remember that my mom told me to retract the skin and wash there. I don’t actually ever remember her doing such a thing for me.
I think Judaism's got a lot going for it with how much wild, tribal custom they've preserved. They're going to have a head start over most of us when it gets down to it, I think.But to me it's this orthodox dogmaticism I am looking to get away from. I don't want to be bent over by enumerous rules imposed by men/civilization/culture, for daily living. But as I said before I can see and understand the power of a group ritual, and how it can bring people together, in that I see nothing wrong.