Watch Live at 8:45pm as Israels’ SpaceIL moon lander launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch is the beginning for the moon lander named “Beresheet,” which will spend 8 weeks maneuvering in space before landing on the moon.
Scheduled for launch tonight, Israel’s “Beresheet” moon lander has a long and perilous flight to the moon. Watch the flight plan, and marvel at how complex space travel can be.
Israel‘s first spacecraft designed to land on the moon is set to blastoff from Florida on Thursday in the first privately-funded lunar mission, as the Jewish state seeks to become only the fourth nation to reach the surface of Earth’s natural satellite.
A delegation of the heads of the the Rabbinical Congress for Peace, led by Rabbi Joseph Gerlitzky, Rabbi of central Tel Aviv, Rabbi Avraham Schreiber, rabbi of the Shavei Shomron settlement, and Rabbi and Yirmiya Cohen, a Chief Rabbinical Justice in Europe and Jerusalem, met yesterday with Germany’s ambassador to Israel, Susanne Vassum-Rainer.
The IDF soldier who was injured by a bomb thrown by Arab rioters in the Gaza Strip Sunday has been identified as Yoadd Zaguri, an American immigrant and lone soldier. Hundreds of Arab rioters gathered on the Gaza-Israel border Sunday evening, hurling rocks and explosive devices at Israeli soldiers while rolling burning tires at the security fence. An explosive device thrown at a group of soldiers exploded near Zaguri, injuring him.
Syrian report claim at least two Iranian Revolutionary Guard members have been killed and others injured after Israel hits targets near border. Israel has refused to comment on the alleged strikes.
Two women killed in a massive traffic accident involving a bus that was en route to Jerusalem have been identified as sisters from the haredi city of Modiin Illit. The accident was a mishap involving a second vehicle, and not terror related.
An Arab from Hevron was arrested for last week’s brutal murder of 19-year-old Ori Ansbacher. The suspect was caught in a mosque in Al-Bireh, an Arab village adjoining Ramallah. Authorities pinpointed his location following forensic evidence collected at the scene by police and the Shin Bet security service.
Hundreds gathered at the Tekoa cemetery in the eastern Gush Etzion area south of Jerusalem to pay their respects to Ori Ansbacher, whose remains were found in the Ein Yael area next to the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem Thursday night.
The body of a 19-year-old girl was found Thursday evening in a forested area of Ein Yael, near the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem. The woman had been reported missing Thursday afternoon, and was found with stab wounds on her body.
A revolutionary campaign under the title ‘Mezuzah Week in Tel Aviv’ has recently been launched by the Central Chabad of Tel Aviv, where residents will be able to check the Mezuzot of their homes free of charge and purchase kosher mezuzahs.
The US Army informed the Ministry of Defense of its decision to purchase Iron Dome systems for immediate use by the US Army.
Only in Israel might you find a group of uniformed soldiers dancing at a bus station. This video, reportedly taken Friday before shabbos, shows a large group of soldiers dancing around the Chabad tefillin table at Jerusalem’s central bus station. If you know any details on the story behind the video, share it with others in the comments.
A delegation of about 40 UN ambassadors visited the City of David today (Saturday). They were led by Israel’s UN Ambassador, Danny Danon. The ambassadors met Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon, Israel Priza laureate David Be’eri and the Deputy President of the City of David, Doron Shpilman.
Three Arabs have been arrested for the Torah scrolls and synagogue desecrated in Kiryat Hayovel. The vandalism had left the synagogue in shambles and four Torah scrolls ruined.
A Monday night vandalism left a Jerusalem synagogue wrecked and the Torah scrolls ripped out of the ark before being thrown on the floor and covered with cleaning solution.
A surfer who was injured after striking a breakwater south of the Herzliya Marina had an unlikely savior. A chareidi-appearing male wearing a long suit was seen battling the waves deep out at sea, and rescued the distressed surfer.
