I find this reaction odd since there are at least 5 or 6 passengers doing this on any a.m. flight to West Palm or Fort Lauderdale.
Though Jews are rare in Kentucky. When I "wrapped" when visiting my friends in Lexington, their kids were beyond fascinated.
Jewish teen’s prayers spark jet security scare Flight is diverted after religious item is mistaken for a bomb, police say
Associate Press
updated 9:18 a.m. ET, Fri., Jan. 22, 2010
PHILADELPHIA - A Jewish teenager trying to pray on a New York-to-Kentucky flight caused a scare Thursday when he pulled out a set of small boxes containing holy scrolls, leading the captain to divert the flight to Philadelphia, where the commuter plane was greeted by police, bomb-sniffing dogs and federal agents.
The 17-year-old on US Airways Express Flight 3079 was using tefillin, a set of small boxes containing biblical passages that are attached to leather straps, Philadelphia police Lt. Frank Vanore said.
When used in prayer, one box is strapped to the arm while the other box is placed on the head.
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