Huh? It actually is a problem. I had some friends from a Baptist church who made a trip to the Holy Land on El Al. On the way back, an Orthodox man found he had been seated next to a woman, who was one of the members of the group, and he pitched a fit, completely humiliating her and demanding that she move.
Fortunately, El AL is experienced with handling these loons, and the flight attendant told the man that he was the one who would have to move. She found him a seat somewhere next to a male. But there have been other flights where it has gotten so bad that the plane can’t take off and the Orthodox man in question has to be removed from the flight. They’re a very difficult group for Israelis themselves to handle.
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The very same Phariseeism that Yeshua had to contend with during his brief life down here.
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“Huh? It actually is a problem. I had some friends from a Baptist church who made a trip to the Holy Land on El Al. On the way back, an Orthodox man found he had been seated next to a woman, who was one of the members of the group, and he pitched a fit, completely humiliating her and demanding that she move.”
Back in the late 80’s early 90s, my national guard unit deployed four times to Korea to support exercises. We always flew charter on Tower Air. One of the stewardesses told me that they really liked flying the military. They often flew charters to the Holy Land and she described having to deal with some very orthodox jews whose religion prevented them from speaking to any woman not a relative. She recounted asking one what he wanted for dinner and causing a firestorm. Said you had to ask their wives.