Hourly Roundup 02:00 UTC 15 May 2026
Stories in this hour
- Daily Tehillim: Parashat Hashavua: BamidbarWhen you're part of a crowd, you can disappear. But when you're part of a counted group, you can't. That's what happens in this week's Torah portion. The people are about to leave Mount Sinai…
- 'Shame on you': Hundreds protest at NYT HQ over anti-Israel columnJewish protesters rally outside The New York Times headquarters, protesting Nick Kristof column accusing Israel of mass rape of Arab prisoners.
- Terrorists hurl rocks at vehicle in West Bank, prompting search for attackers, IDF saysTroops of the 636th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit killed one of the terrorists and injured another.
- IDF: Attached is an IDF announcement regarding the name of a fallen soldier whose family has been notified:Additionally, attached is a link to the IDF website, where updates on fallen soldiers are published:
- This crisis is not a malfunction - it is a calculated strategyWhoever buys the predictions of a Haredi abandonment of the right-wing camp in favor of the left-center arms, probably forgot what identity politics looks like in Israel over the past 40 years.
- Third round of Israel-Lebanon peace talks 'productive, positive' so far, US official saysBefore Thursday’s negotiations, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post that the talks aim “to discuss a framework for an agreement in greater depth.”
- How to Build Something New HereFor years, Netanyahu was the maestro of sectoral politics. He dismantled Israel into tribes—and then sold each tribe fear of the other tribe. It was all endless management of sectors, anxieties, and identities. But on…
- Stones with a Human Heart"Jerusalem Day," which falls today, carries with it this year a double weight: immense gratitude to the Holy One, Blessed be He, for the privilege granted to us to return to the inheritance of our…
- US House narrowly rejects bid to rein in Trump Iran war powersThe House voted 212 to 212 on the war powers resolution, meaning it failed because it needed a majority to pass, despite more Republicans backing the effort.
Torah perspective
Jerusalem is built of stone, but the stones themselves have a heart. Today, on Jerusalem Day, we remember that the city was not merely conquered but reunited, a return to the source of divine presence in the world. The name Jerusalem contains both 'complete' and 'awe', teaching that wholeness comes through reverence. Every stone of the Old City, every alleyway, every gate carries the memory of the divine promise. When we touch the stones of Jerusalem, we touch the heart of the covenant itself. The city calls us not to possess but to be possessed by the vision of peace that flows from its holy center.