What It’s Like to Be in High School and Run for Cover From Rockets in Israel
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Category: ISRAEL, JERUSALEM & THE TEMPLE
Summary:
Aliza Pollack, a 10th-grade student participating in the Nelech Program in Israel, describes being abruptly awakened by missile sirens signaling the start of conflict with Iran during a school retreat. Throughout the ensuing weeks, life in Israel changed as sirens frequently interrupted daily activities, leading to school closures and limited public gatherings, with people quickly seeking shelter. Despite the challenges, Pollack observed a strong sense of community and resilience among Israelis, who adapted celebrations and offered support to one another during alerts. The experience highlighted the coexistence of fear and unity, as well as the nation's ability to maintain connection and strength amid ongoing security threats.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Psalm 46:1-2 (NASB 1977)
"God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,
And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;"
Commentary:
When sirens cut through sleep and people move fast to shelters, “refuge” stops being a metaphor. It gets practical. In Israel’s towns and school retreats alike, repeated alerts expose how quickly normal life can close down and how much neighbors lean on each other in the same hallway or stairwell. This turmoil is happening on land God gave to Israel, giving these events a prophetic weight Scripture treats as unique. Such shaking and regrouping fits biblical patterns of unrest and pressure on Israel in the last days.
Prophetic Trend:
Routine life in Israel is repeatedly interrupted by threat, strengthening communal resilience on covenant land as regional tensions press in.
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Source Excerpt:
FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows people stand around apparent remains of a ballistic missile lying in the desert, following an attack by Iran on Israel, near the southern city of Arad, Israel October 2, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo I found myself barefoot as I sprinted across a courtyard in the early hours of Shabbat, pulled from my sleep by the sound of a siren. This was not the soft, steady siren that gently welcomes Shabbat in cities across Israel. This was different — a sharp, urgent, rising and falling sound that demanded immediate shelter. There was no time to think, or put on shoes — only to move. I ran to the nearest shelter alongside a group of others torn from their beds, my heart pounding in sync with the alarm. I am one of 13 girls in the inaugural cohort of the Nelech Program, spending a semester of 10th grade in Israel. On Shabbat Zachor, February 28th, we were gathered for a school Shabbaton, expecting a weekend of connection and calm. Instead, we were met with uncertainty. Without our phones, we didn’t know that this siren marked the beginning of a war with Iran. We assumed it was a missile alert. But the distinction didn’t matter in that moment. A siren...
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Source: Algemeiner
Posted on 05-05-2026 12:24