[Avodah] Chillul HaShem and Davening on Airplanes

[David Cohen]

R' Yitzchok Levine pointed out that the gedolei haposekim object to
minyanim on airplanes due to concerns of chilul haShem.

I am not sure that this is analogous to the cases that were previously
under discussion.  Here, the chilul haShem is not caused by our very
peformance of a mitzvah that the onlookers consider strange or unrefined,
but rather by the fact that it disturbs the other passengers in the small,
closed space of the airplane.  A better analogy would be making a minyan at
a public gathering where lots of NJ onlookers might see the "strange"
practice that might not necessarily increase their respect for the Torah,
but it wouldn't actually get in anybody's way or disturb anybody.

-- D.C.
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