Umanic Panic

El Al was helpless when a riot broke out on its flight to Kiev on Sunday morning. Apparently, a group of Chasidim traveling to the grave of Rav Nachman in Uman became enraged when the flight started to show a film, and these Bratslavers started to turn that mother out.

But in all seriousness, can you blame them?

The last time we were forced to endure a Mathew McConaughey film on an international flight, I nearly set our yarmulke on fire. Please, no more romantic comedies featuring men approaching forty who still haven’t grown up.

What do you think?

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7 Responses

  1. Puck

    Hmmm so watching a film is forbidden, but rioting and distressing the other passengers and staff…that’s fine?
    Still, I guess if they were going to have to watch a Matthew McConaughey film, the riot was the lesser of two evils.
    Couldn’t they just close t

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  2. iconic

    the Israel News says that they ” began going wild ” ” when the screens began to unfold. ”
    So it sounds like they may not even have SEEN the film.

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  3. jewdar
    jewdar

    They would know if Mathew McConaughey were involved, there would be an announcement.

    And wrapping yourself in plastic only works in protecting against contamination from corpses; nothing protects against M Mc.

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  4. Puck

    Just as well it wasn’t a Lindsay Lohan film, that would’ve brought the plane down :P

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