When it became apparent during the summer that the COVID-19 pandemic was going to be a prevalent factor during the upcoming school year, my friends and I faced a dilemma. We had to acknowledge the fact that our longstanding hopes and plans to continue learning in a yeshiva in Israel were in jeopardy. Would the yeshivas open at all? Would they succeed in devising a plan to ensure the safety of their students and staff? This was Israel, where the government is stricter and the rules less clear. Even if our yeshiva opened, should I go, as the experience was sure to be much curtailed?