50+ Rabbis circle Israel in airplane to ward off swine flu
Rabbi pray in airplane to ward off swine flu
A bunch of rabbis and Jewish mystics took to the skies over Israel, praying and blowing their ceremonial trumpets to ward off H1N1 Flu (aka, swine flu).
Around 50 religious leaders circled over Israel on Monday, chanting prayers and blowing their horns called “shofars”.
The flight’s aim was “to stop the pandemic so people will stop dying from it,” Rabbi Yitzhak Batzri said to Yedioth Aharanot newspaper.
According to Israel’s health ministry, there have been more than 2,000 cases of swine flu, I mean H1N1, in the country, with five fatalities so far.
“We are certain that, thanks to the prayer, the danger is already behind us,” added Mr Batzri was quoted as saying.
Television footage from the BBC shows rabbis in black hats rocking backwards and forwards as they read prayers from Kabbala.
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Horse hits car in Israel, Head on Collision | Video Cam
While on vacation you may notice many odd things in different countries. But it seems that this video camera footage takes the cake. Tourists capture the scenic Israel countryside and spot three horses barreling down the highway–on the wrong side of the road of course. And naturally an oncoming sedan presented itself. Two of the horses swerve out of the way but the last one attempts a jump over the car only to crash into the windshield. Fortunately, the horse gets out of the mangled windshield and trots away. The driver suffered minor cuts from the glass and the horse was slightly injured. That’s why it’s great to go out and explore the world, you’ll most likely come back with exciting travel tales. More at the break (more…)
