LETTER
Rabbonim Warn Kohanim Not To Fly El Al From JFK To Israel Until Further Notice
An urgent advisory has been issued to Kohanim traveling to Eretz Yisroel, warning them to refrain from flying on El Al flights departing from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) due to a technical issue involving the special equipment used to transport niftarim aboard aircraft.
The notice, issued on behalf of the Rabbonim of Misaskim and Vaad Mishmeres Kehuna, explains that a technical problem has developed with a specially designed and rabbinically approved box used to transport aronim containing niftarim on El Al flights from JFK to Israel.
The specialized arrangement was established under the guidance of leading Rabbonim to address serious halachic concerns involving tumas meis, which prohibits Kohanim from coming into contact with or entering certain areas containing a deceased person.
According to the advisory, the technical issue has compromised the arrangement intended to protect Kohanim from these halachic concerns when traveling aboard aircraft transporting niftarim.
As a result, the Rabbonim have issued a clear directive:
“Kohanim should refrain from flying on El Al flights from JFK Airport to Israel until further notice.”
The advisory emphasizes that Kohanim who need to travel to Eretz Yisroel on El Al have an alternative available.
They are advised to book El Al flights departing from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), as El Al does not transport niftarim on flights departing from Newark, eliminating the specific tumas meis concern addressed in the advisory.
The restriction applies specifically to El Al flights departing JFK for Israel and will remain in effect until the Rabbonim issue a further announcement.
(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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