Comments on: TSA Releases Statement Regarding Travelling With Arba Minim

By: Moose613

Moose613 — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:09:41 +0000

The TSA inspoectors were formally minimum wage Wackenhut employees before 9/11. However, the are the most knowledgeable and polite people in the world compared the their French counterparts at De Gaul airport in Paris.

By: maier

maier — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:51:47 +0000

#11
The customs officers are usually nice & I found them to be very proffesional. Not so the TSA.

By: emtok1

emtok1 — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:38:35 +0000

Last year I came back from Eretz Yisroel through JFK before Succos with several esrogim. When the hispanic customs guy asked me what’s in the boxes I told him they were citroens. He then said, “Oh, esrogim”. He was quite nice and said I should go to some other guy to check it out which I did. The other guy was also quite nice and looked at one then said he didn’t have to check the other ones, wished my wife and me a happy holiday and passed us through.

By: ani oymer

ani oymer — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:25:15 +0000

I used this info last year when flying and it was very helpful going though security. YWN should please provide the direct link to the TSA site & keep it as a top story throughout succos for the benefit of traveling readers.

By: erm_saywhat

erm_saywhat — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:54:48 +0000

#5, mr. wheelchair – A lulav is pointy enough as is. Ever try jousting with it? An esrog can be hollowed out and makes a nice “green” ‘nade. Break the pittom, throw and close your ears.

:^D

Seriously, they are more concerned about bugs and agricultural diseases being spread internationally through the four species.

By: amb

amb — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:00:21 +0000

#3 Eli Willner, now we’re talking. Thanks for the link.

By: amb

amb — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:58:37 +0000

#4 charvona, dude, I’m talking from experience, I traveled via Canadian border and when I called they said it was OK, but the officer didn’t wanna hear of anything.

By: mark levin

mark levin — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:39:28 +0000

5, gimme a break! use ur brains. of course yidden would never think of using it that way but they don’t understand that.

By: mr. wheelchair

mr. wheelchair — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:00:25 +0000

Maybe I am missing something, but how can these things become weapons?!?

By: charvona

charvona — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:38:13 +0000

#1 that statement is kafuy tova. They are going out of their way to accommodate us in this medina shel chesed and all you can to in make a nasty statement.