Orthodox Jewish Man Flies in Plastic Bag

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While ultra-Orthodox Jews do follow to strict guidelines which include gender segregation in public, it is claimed this photograph does not show that.

One user of the Reddit site wrote: 'This has nothing to do with women. He is a cohen, descendant from the high holy priests of the temple and they are not allowed to walk into or fly over a cemetery, which would render them impure.'

It is not known when the photograph was taken, or what airline the man was travelling on, but it is more than likely it was an El Al aircraft flying out of Tel Aviv, which is surrounded by a number of cemetries, according to internet users.

In 2001, El Al Airlines decided not to allow ultra-Orthodox Jews cover themselves in plastic because 'flight safety considerations do not allow for passengers to board while covered in sealed plastic bags.'

A year later it was reported that flight crew got into an argument with a passenger who attempted to fly wrapped in plastic. The confrontation eventually led the pilot to turn the plane around.

One woman even sued the airline after staff moved her to the back of a plane when an ultra-Orthodox man refused to sit next to her.



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[dkf]

1. I don't have a problem with this.

Live and let live...

[NutmegYankee]

14. It does present a risk for safety.

This individual would not be able to reach for a mask nor would they be able to quickly exit the plane in an emergency. Since the airline can be held responsible for passenger safety, they should be able to prohibit the practice.

[The Straight Story]

2. I would love to see ziploc do some ads for people sized bags

[Nye Bevan]

3. Maybe install shrink-wrap machines at Tel Aviv airport? (nt)

[donco]

4. I hope he

didn't eat beans before he climbed into the bag.

[Tender to the Bone]

5. I'm Jewish, and I've known a lot of Kohens...

My brother-in-law and my nephew are Kohens....

But they have never done this ... they may be Jewish, but they aren't ultra-Orthodox. (Similar shades of Christian fundamentalism)

If this is extreme Hasidic, then they shouldn't even bother to fly.

[olddots]

6. I wish I didn't have a problem with this

It's my problem and I work on it but still it embarrasses me to be a human sometimes and I don't want the old guy to suffocate in his 21st'century plastic bag practicing his ancient rites or "rights" .

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. If you are so worried, simple

Don't fly.

Oy.

Yes, I care little for the flavor of fundamentalism...they irk me equally.

[immoderate]

8. So a Cohen in a plastic bag can enter a cemetery?

It is thus written where?

--imm

[LiberalEsto]

9. Plastic did not exist in Biblical times

so it bewilders me as to how their deity would permit this.

I also wonder how in the world they could use the restroom.

[Iggo]

10. LOL.

Fucking idiot.

[malaise]

11. An Orthodox Jew once attented a conference I was involved with

and we were finishing up in Kingston at around 4.00pm and moving to Ocho Rios for Part 2 of the conference. We had to arrange a police escort to ensure that his vehicle reached the destination before sundown that Friday.
It was a mind-blowing experience bobbing and weaving through traffic but he made it.

[byeya]

12. Fundy assholes come in many flavors....Would a condom maker be of help here?

[KG]

13. religious insanity.

[MineralMan]

15. Ah...religious beliefs...you gotta love 'em.

That man is very devout, indeed, in his beliefs.

[Blue Owl]

16. A perfectly sane way to fly...