Chief Rabbi of Ohr Yehuda, HaRav Tzion Cohen on Tuesday, 7 Marcheshvan, laid the cornerstone for the city’s new cemetery, which will be constructed under the landing pattern used by planes coming into Ben-Gurion International Airport.
Mayor Liat Shochat was on hand, citing it has taken years to get to the day, as the cemetery required “dozens of permits and procedures”.
Some rabbonim are questioning if the new cemetery will impact the situation for kohanim on flights to and from Israel. A letter was sent to the Ministry of Religious Services to probe the matter. The response, which is attached, states the ministry is unaware of any new cemetery in the city and has not approved any plans for one.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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If no one opens a window on the airplane, there should not be a problem….
ask your rav (hopefully he will know this)…
more nonsense the plane is enclosed , create problems that don’t exist
Time to climb back into the body bags, just like in the good old days…
@arib Not nonsense. We pasken a plane is a ohel zoruk (eruvin daf 30, see Rambam)