Much has been made on Jewish blogs and in Jewish press outlets about a recent ruling from the new Sepharadi Chief Rabbi of Israel, R' Yitzhak Yoseph, that people should not gather to make a Minyan on an airplane if it disturbs other travelers, especially by waking them up, and disturbs the flight attendants while they are trying to do their jobs. He says that each person should remain seated and Daven privately.
This ruling is not new; major Posekim have said this in the past, including R' Yoseph's father, himself a former Sepharadi Chief Rabbi of Israel, R' 'Ovadiah Yoseph, as have rabbis of less renown.
What about when someone has to say Kaddish? Should the person forgo an opportunity, and the group forgo an opportunity to facilitate, this important "Mitzvah" (I use quotes because, while perhaps not a real Mitzvah, it is certainly regarded by the general public as a major duty)? Should the person avoid such trips if possible?
{This is not personally relevant, B"H; I saw this question posted to an email group and found it interesting.}
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