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Taking shelter during a siren

Question

Shalom, is it obligatory to go to a protected area during a siren?

Answer

Shalom u’vracha 

It is obligatory to go to a protected area. 

Except in cases where this would cause harm, such as elderly people and small children who may be frightened in the middle of the night, where there is concern that they might be harmed. 

Answered 8 March 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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