Orthodox Jews Freak out Pilots on Alaska Airlines Flight: Americans Look Like Cultural Doofs Again

Well it seems our pilots and flight attendants are faked out again by non-Muslim prayers.

The men, all Mexican nationals, began the ritual that involves tying leather straps and small wooden boxes to the body, and the crew of Flight 241 alerted the cockpit, airline spokeswoman Bobbie Egan said.

"Shortly after takeoff, a flight attendant saw what she believed was unusual behavior from three passengers on board," Egan said in a statement. "The three passengers were praying aloud in Hebrew and were wearing what appeared to be leather straps on their foreheads and arms."

Um, if that flight attendant had any kind of cultural training she would have known that those leather straps were Tefillin and the small wooden boxes are called Phylacteries containing passages from the Torah.

These Orthodox Jews would have had a better chance of complaining about the Kosher meal then they would have taking over the plane. "Oy Vey! This whitefish is a little too salty" instead of "Allah-Akbar, Die Infidels!"