Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Man Wrapped Himself In Polythene Because Of His Believe 


orthodox jew in a bag


But while ultra-Orthodox Jews do adhere to strict guidelines which include gender segregation in public, abstinence from alcohol and other form of sinful appearances. But this image is apparently unrelated to those particular rules. 


"This has nothing to do with women," user "thenewyorkgod" wrote. "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."


According to Haaretz: “Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, the leader of the Lithuanian Haredi community in Israel, published a halakhic ruling in the past stipulating that Cohens mustn’t fly... because they are prohibited from flying over a cemetery.
“Later, Rabbi Eliashiv found a solution to this issue, ruling that wrapping oneself in thick plastic bags while the plane crossed over the cemetery is permissible.”
Perhaps, the public could possibly discern the reason behind this one unique gesture.


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