a wolf angel is not a good angel

Call me insensitive or whatever, but you really shouldn’t be davening on a plane. Really. There’s not much room, so you’re pissing off the people next to, in front of, and behind you with all the rocking. Or you’re taking up a bathroom, which is just rude. And the flight from Mtl to NYC, gate to gate, is about an hour and they tell you in advance when it’s going to start, so you can do the praying in either airport. Both, even. And there’s no rule about praying at exact specific times, so you can in fact be praying some other time when you’re not in some itsy seat squished up next to strangers.

In short, look, I think it’s wrong that the guy was removed from the flight, but I think what he was doing was obnoxious.

Update: so it’s clear, I don’t think people should never pray on an airplane. I do not think people should daven in their seats (have you *seen* people davening? It’s very active). There’s lots of room near the bathrooms. There are areas in the back which should be open to people who need to pray. If it’s a few minutes, bathrooms are also fine (though sort of icky for praying, I’d think). And on an hour-long flight, just get a grip and wait. And if it’s bothering you — physically, not “it annoys me to have to see other people pray” — then ask the person to stop, or tell the flight attendant your seat is shaking but quit with the asking people to leave the plane. If it bothers you in the airport, walk away.

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