Are you supposed to say "Tfilat Haderech" when on an airplain?

Answer 1

the conventional wisdom is that yes you are. but I think that in general, whenever you take a trip leaving the environs of a city then you have to.

""And now to a related question. Should one recite Tefillas HaDerech [lit., 'the prayer for the road,' i.e., the Prayer for Travelers; Siddur, p. 86] when in an aircraft? The Gaon of Rogatchov answered negatively, since its route is not a 'road' (cf. Chullin 139b; cited by R. Zevin in Ishim VeShitos, p. 97). This view, however, calls for close scrutiny, for it would seem that what matters is not whether or not a 'road' is involved, but rather the fact that a man leaves his home and travels outside his town through a place of possible danger involving enemies and so on, as specified there.

"Moreover, in the vast majority of cases a person has to travel by road until he reaches his airport (and likewise on arrival at his destination). If instead of taking his flight he would then (say) return home, the drive to the airport would be an ordinary occurrence. However, when this drive is about to be followed by a further journey by any means whatever, the Prayer for Travelers should be recited. Anyway, this is not the place for any lengthy discussion.

"(In lighter vein, one might seek to prove the point from the obligation to study Torah even in an airplane, despite the fact that the relevant verse obliges one to do so 'when you walk on the road....')"

this is from a letter of the rebbe's

Answer 2

i think so.

u speak hebrew? me 2!

Answer 3

what's that mean?