Jewish Man Covers Himself In Plastic Bag On Plane

[Misfit]

Photo: Orthodox Jewish Man Covers Himself In Plastic Bag On Plane: Gothamist

We don't often see the classic Twin Peaks phrase "wrapped in plastic" taken so literally—but a Redditor posted the above photo of an Orthodox Jewish man who did just that on a recent flight. Poster "FinalSay" initially assumed the man was covering up because he was in front of women, but others pointed out that it is much more likely that the man is a "Kohen", who are holy priests (or descended from them).

 

[Hank]

Beta!!!!!

 

[mAlice]

Looks like suicide to me :shrug:

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

Photo: Orthodox Jewish Man Covers Himself In Plastic Bag On Plane: Gothamist

We don't often see the classic Twin Peaks phrase "wrapped in plastic" taken so literally—but a Redditor posted the above photo of an Orthodox Jewish man who did just that on a recent flight. Poster "FinalSay" initially assumed the man was covering up because he was in front of women, but others pointed out that it is much more likely that the man is a "Kohen", who are holy priests (or descended from them).

At least he won't get stale sitting in the open on his long plane trip.

 

[b23hqb]

What? The gall of the airlines to not have a "no fly zone" over any cemetery anywhere in the world.

Kohens are prohibited from flying over cemeteries ("A kohen initially was not supposed to approach any dead body, and if he did so he became ritually impure"), which as you can imagine, could be a major problem for travel. According to Haaretz, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, the leader of the Lithuanian Haredi community in Israel, "found a solution to this issue, ruling that wrapping oneself in thick plastic bags while the plane crossed over the cemetery is permissible."

I guess even at 35,000 ft and 500 mph, those darned impure dead people vibes can still rock the body and soul.

And dude even figured it out for himself!