Tag: TSA

antisemitism, Quality of Jewish Life

Toronto Airport Security Fails Sensitivity Test, Abuses Tefillin

Security agent opens tefillin at Pearson airport

A Pearson Airport security agent failed the sensitivity test in Toronto when he failed to recognize a religious Jew’s tefillin (phylacteries) and insisted on opening up the boxes to inspect the contents, a violation of religious liberty, for sure. Especially when the religious Jew, remaining respectful throughout, asked twice to speak to the agent’s supervisor. …