"It made me remember a different era, also at this time of year, when we were in sealed room, precisely 30 years ago during the Gulf War"

I was alone again, in a closed room, it’s true, but it made me remember a different era, also at this time of year, when we were in sealed room, precisely 30 years ago during the Gulf War. It’s laughable what we used back then to seal the open spaces, a few pieces of tape — but we were protected and Hashem spared us, in His kindness. This is a hard time, once again, but His kindness and love protect us still, and remembering the past helps us realize it now.

—Rav Yisrael Meir Lau, after testing positive for COVID and forced to spend days in quarantine