Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
The DU Lounge
Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsPaper or plastic?
It is not unusual for people to have rituals when flying on a plane, like wearing a St Christopher chain or keeping their eyes closed until they take off.
But one passenger took his beliefs a step further by covering himself in a plastic bag for there banned from flying over cemeteries.
whole of his journey because his religion forbids him to fly over cemeteries.
This was the bizarre sight that greeted plane passengers when an Orthodox Jewish man covered himself under a plastic sheet.
It was believed the man is a Kohein, a religious descendant of the priests of ancient Israel, who a
But one passenger took his beliefs a step further by covering himself in a plastic bag for there banned from flying over cemeteries.
whole of his journey because his religion forbids him to fly over cemeteries.
This was the bizarre sight that greeted plane passengers when an Orthodox Jewish man covered himself under a plastic sheet.
It was believed the man is a Kohein, a religious descendant of the priests of ancient Israel, who a
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2307713/Pictured-Orthodox-Jewish-man-covers-PLASTIC-BAG-flight.html#ixzz3F1eJtsYu
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
5 replies, 637 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (0)
ReplyReply to this post
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Paper or plastic? (Original Post)
ashling
Oct 2014
OP
valerief
(53,235 posts)1. Wearing plastic means he's not flying? How does that work? nt
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)2. Yep, that's from Chapter 3
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)3. It could also protect him from Ebola.
I guess!
Fla Dem
(23,677 posts)4. Really! They didn't have planes in biblical times. What prophet
could even imagine a person in flight? I try to give the benefit of the doubt, but some things just push the limits of credulity.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)5. Perhaps he was just being considerate.