Hourly Roundup 09:00 UTC 15 May 2026
Stories in this hour
- Focus on Yiddish is delaying development in English, Ofsted tells Chasidic schoolThe Satmar-linked Besi Ruchel is one of the first Orthodox independent schools to be examined under the inspectorate’s new ‘report-card’ scheme
- Israeli police arrest 13 as violence taints Jerusalem Day celebrationsFar-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir claimed to have ‘restored sovereignty’ over the Temple Mount during the event, accompanied by one of his MKs who later called for the destruction of Al-Aqsa Mosque
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Along with all citizens of Israel, my wife and I share in the heavy loss and send our deepest condolences to the family of Golani Brigade fighter, Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan,…
- Israel’s upcoming election season could become its ugliest yet - opinionIn the end, Israelis will survive this election. But the real question remains unanswered: What kind of society will be here once it is over?
- Middle Israel: How Likud’s primaries poisoned Israeli politics - opinionThe 18-year fencing match between Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin came to a sudden end, thanks to an invention Israel had never seen: primary elections.
- We all embrace his family and dear ones at this hour of grief, and salute the heroism and courage with which Negev, of blessed memory, has fought to defend our country.We all embrace his family and dear ones at this hour of grief, and salute the heroism and courage with which Negev, of blessed memory, has fought to defend our country. May his memory be…
- WATCH: 'All of Israel is ours': Smotrich calls to annex West Bank in Jerusalem Day speech"The time has come for us to finally erase the lines that distinguish between Areas A, B, and C, the entire Land of Israel is ours," Smotrich said at the Religious Zionist Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva.
- IDF would withdraw from Lebanon if Hezbollah disarmed as CIA plans to remove terror weapons - KANThe continued talks come as the IDF carries out strikes in southern Lebanon, Army Radio reported on Friday.
- Nazi swastika flag flown at NYU during graduation week, condemned by officials, including MamdaniA flag featuring Nazi swastikas and a Star of David was flown on an NYU building, prompting condemnation from the university and political officials, including NYC Mayor Mamdani.
- IDF Chief of Staff Zamir visited UAE during Op. Roaring Lion, sources confirmIDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visited the UAE secretly during Operation Roaring Lion, accompanied by a US delegation, to strengthen strategic cooperation and discuss defense against Iran.
- Over half of Israelis want PM Netanyahu to retire from politics, not run in Knesset election - pollPoll: 55% of Israelis want Netanyahu to step down, as the coalition drops to 49 seats and the opposition strengthens to a majority.
- What are the current Hezbollah military capabilities and how significant is the FPV drones threat?'The FPVs are probably imported, but they could develop a capability to compose them in Lebanon, others could be composed in small money factories and workshops... The smuggling industry in Syria is still ongoing.' Lt.…
Torah perspective
A language is never just a set of words. Yiddish carries the tears, the laughter, the holy silence, and the defiant faith of generations who sanctified God's name in every European alley and shtetl. When a Chasidic school prioritizes Yiddish in early years, it is not neglecting English so much as planting children in the soil where their ancestors' souls were formed. The challenge is real: a child must also master the tongue of the land to navigate its systems and bring light into its corridors. But the deeper question is whether the outside world's clock can measure the value of a soul rooted in the holy tongue of exile. True education builds both: a firm anchor in the eternal, and a bridge to the temporal.