orthodox Jews - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:21:55 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg orthodox Jews - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Orthodox Jews refuse to sit next to women on US flight https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/09/30/orthodox-jews-refuse-sit-next-women-us-flight/ Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:05:58 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=63741 An international flight from New York was disrupted after ultra-orthodox Jewish passengers insisted they couldn't sit next to women. An El Al flight from JFK Airport to Israel on September 23 saw ultra-orthodox passengers stand in the aisles before take-off, which delayed the flight. Some orthodox passengers (haredim) even offered money to fellow travellers to Read more

Orthodox Jews refuse to sit next to women on US flight... Read more]]> An international flight from New York was disrupted after ultra-orthodox Jewish passengers insisted they couldn't sit next to women.

An El Al flight from JFK Airport to Israel on September 23 saw ultra-orthodox passengers stand in the aisles before take-off, which delayed the flight.

Some orthodox passengers (haredim) even offered money to fellow travellers to change seats.

After the captain stated he would not take-off until everyone was seated, the plane did eventually leave.

One passenger said ultra-orthodox travellers suggested she and her spouse split up to better accommodate their desired seating arrangements.

"Why should I agree to switch places?" she said with anger.

After she refused, the haredi man seated next to her conceded, but it was only temporary.

"I ended up sitting next to a haredi man who jumped out of his seat the moment we had finished taking off and proceeded to stand in the aisle."

After take-off, a large portion of the haredi took to the aisles to pray which, according to their fellow travellers, crowded the aisles and caused the flight to be unbearable.

Many passengers were flying to Israel to celebrate the Rosh Hashanah festival.

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Orthodox Jews refuse to sit next to women on US flight]]> 63741 Orthodox Jews protest against Pope's visit to Jerusalem site https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/05/16/orthodox-jews-protest-popes-visit-jerusalem-site/ Thu, 15 May 2014 19:09:05 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=57812 Hundreds of Orthodox Jews have protested against the visit of Pope Francis to a Jerusalem holy site later this month. The Pope is scheduled to celebrate Mass in the Cenacle, believed to be the site of the Last Supper, during his visit to the Holy Land from May 24-26. The site is also held by Read more

Orthodox Jews protest against Pope's visit to Jerusalem site... Read more]]> Hundreds of Orthodox Jews have protested against the visit of Pope Francis to a Jerusalem holy site later this month.

The Pope is scheduled to celebrate Mass in the Cenacle, believed to be the site of the Last Supper, during his visit to the Holy Land from May 24-26.

The site is also held by Jews to be the tomb of King David.

Some Orthodox Jews fear the Pope's visit to the Cenacle will lead to the Israeli government turning portions of the site over to the Vatican.

"When 'the crusaders' come here making the sign of the cross and all kinds of rituals, this place will become idolatrous for us, and we will not have the right to pray there any more," ultra-Orthodox Jewish protester Yitzhak Batzon told AFP.

The protest was on May 12.

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