Beresheet
'Echoes of Rashi': Exploring R. Shlomo Yitzhaki's ideas and their relevance today
Rashi’s comment reminds us that history is shaped not only by people who occupy positions of power, but also by the timing of their arrival.
'When I grow up, I want to be like you': remembering Morris Kahn's most productive years - opinion
Morris Kahn, Jewish billionaire owner of Amdocs and SpaceIL founder, dead at 96
Italy to collaborate with SpaceIL on Beresheet 2 moonshot
The Israeli spirit
This year’s theme is “Saluting the Israeli spirit” and the torch lighters personify those “who have overcome difficulties against all odds.”
Can they tax the moon?
Is Israel’s worldwide taxation system space-wide too?
My Word: Reaching for the Moon and freedom to choose
Like many in Israel and around the world, I held my breath on Thursday, April 11, as I watched what I hoped would be the successful landing of the SpaceIL lunar probe Beresheet on the Moon.
SpaceIL reveals preliminary reasons behind Beresheet crash
"I am proud of SpaceIL's team of engineers for their wonderful work and dedication," said SpaceIL President Morris Kahn.
Beresheet was the Start-Up Nation at its best
Yes, the spacecraft reached the Moon, but it crash-landed, ending any contact with its handlers and any ability to have it serve experimental purposes from the Moon’s surface.
Looking at the Moon from Jerusalem on April 11
Was the SpaceIL Beresheet Moon mission a success? Yes. On a scale of 1-10, we would give it an eight.
Spirit of unity
While Beresheet was a private project, financed mostly by philanthropists like Kahn, its achievements nonetheless became a matter of national pride.
The lounge
Translated by Hannah Hochner.
Beresheet funder and initiator tapped to light torch on Independence Day
While Israel didn't become the fourth country to land on the moon, it did make it into an exclusive club of seven that achieved a moon orbit.
April 15, 2019: The winner is... us
Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.
