Crew members of United flight 84 from Newark to Tel Aviv graciously accommodated a minyan for their Orthodox Jewish passengers, closing off the back galley for 30 minutes for prayer services, something that not too many other airlines do.
Video of Interest: Shacharis Minyan with Crew Authorization On United Flight to Tel Aviv [UPLOADED MID-FLIGHT]
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big deal. ELAL never hassles you about a minyan on the plane.
This is only possible because of the unique layout of United aircraft. The galley has its entire area in the rear with a large floor space instead of two narrow passages in the middle that others have.
Since clearly the aeroplane is facing direction of Israel, why are 2 men wearing Tallis, seen praying with their backs to Israel?
Had that on continental too
That would never happen on el al!!!!!!
Hopefully when el al will be a airline from a Jewish country and not anti chariedi they will also do the same.
Many Rabbonim and Poskim hold on a plane it’s better to davin in your seat without a minyan and with kavanah, than to stand and davin with a minyan, especially when you are distracted by turbulence.
All El Al has to do is to rearrange the layout of the cabin making one large galley instead of the tiny ones
I tried once to Daven with a Minyan on a plane and you can’t hear the Chazzan over the sound of the plane and also most Rabbonim say it’s better to Daven in your seat than to Daven with a Minyan even if you would be the tenth man for the Minyan
I agree it can work sometimes. However would they sit down if the stewardess tells them to sit down because of turbulence? Last Rosh Hashana on my flight People made a minyon for mariv when the plane began to shake in middle of shmona esrai I thought it was a big chillul hashem that no one moved even though the stewardess kept yelling “ze sakana”.
even when flying with united in a different kitchen layout they were very nice and understanding about it!!
,Which will never happen in EL AL (I fly very often)
Who sponsored kiddush?