The President's Tabernacle will also take place in a virtual format under the title: "Science Games in the President's Tabernacle"
The broadcast will be held in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Technology and will include a variety of experiments and activities for the whole family on Tuesday, 6 Tishrei, Sukkot, October 10, between the hours of 00:12-30:XNUMX
Despite the restrictions of the Corona virus, the long-standing tradition is not abandoned at the President's House, and for the last time in his tenure, President Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin invites the entire House of Israel to be hosted in the traditional President's Tabernacle.
The Sukkah will be held this year in a virtual format under the title "Science Games in the President's Tabernacle" in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Technology and Minister Yizhar Shai on Tuesday, 6 Tishrei, Sukkot Square, October 10, between the hours of 00:12 and 30:XNUMX.
The President of the State invited the citizens of Israel to stay in his sukkah and said: "Every year we hosted the Sukkat of the President in the President's House, the People's House in Israel, it is the People's Sukkah. To this sukkah - all citizens of Israel are invited, and all are equal. Every year I was happy to meet the people of Israel in the sukkah, in all its shades, secular, religious and ultra-Orthodox, from the city and the countryside, Jews and Arabs, from the north, the center, and the south - a colorful and magnificent human mosaic. This year the fight against the corona virus prevents us from meeting face to face, but technology allows us to continue the tradition even if in a different way.
We pray and say: 'He who spread Sukkat Shalom upon us and upon all his people Israel, and upon Jerusalem'. Indeed, during this period, Sukkot Shalom is an especially important blessing. Only when we are together, supporting each other can we face challenges such as those that the epidemic presents us. This year our Sukkah at the President's House is not only a Sukkah of Peace, it is also a Sukkah of Science. Those who stay in our sukkah will enjoy activities and particularly interesting scientific experiences! I invite you to visit, learn and enjoy. Happy Sukkot to you, my dears."
Minister of Science and Technology Yizhar Shai thanked President Rivlin for the cooperation and said: "We are living in a challenging time, when we are unable to observe the holiday mitzvot and host friends and family in Sukkot. The epidemic does impose social isolation on us, but the wonders of technology allow us to continue the tradition and unite for a joint celebration in the People's House. It is only fitting that at a time when we are facing an invisible and stateless enemy, we will together raise a miracle to science and the Israeli scientists who are at the forefront of fighting the virus. It is a great honor for the Ministry of Science and Technology and for me to be the virtual hospital of the Honorable President of the State, and we will be happy if all the people of Israel join us on Tuesday for a celebration of scientific and technological inspiration."
The broadcaster will be hosted by Dodo Erez and Shira Levy and will be attended by guests from the worlds of science, space and technology, including Nobel laureates, scientists and researchers, the children of the Israeli robotics team, members of the Horizon community, Tevel students (students who build satellites) and also the singer Agam Bohbut who will perform during it. Among the various activities, the participants will try scientific riddles, home experiments from the fields of science, space and technology, trivia questions, and all this with the active participation of the young viewers during the broadcast.
For the convenience of participants, the various activities can be found at: www.sukkot-president-science.co.il
You can also connect through the websites of the President's House and the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Facebook, Instagram and YouTube channels of the President, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Israel Space Agency. The site and activities will operate during all weekdays scheduled for the well-being of users.
Space week activities - online lectures
Could you imagine our life without satellites? Not a day goes by without all of us using them, whether it's calls on mobile phones, playing games on smart phones, navigating Wiz, Zoom, Skype, WhatsApp, social networks and also the television broadcasts we watch from the living room - they all go through or use communication satellites. And that's not all - accurate weather forecasts and prediction of disasters such as storms and huge fires help people all over the world and are completely dependent on information from remote sensing satellites, as well as climate and environmental satellites that help protect the planet and better understand how to reduce pollution from various sources.
World Space Week, which falls this year on the holiday of Sukkot, stands for Satellites Improve Life, or in free translation - Satellites in the service of man. Due to the quarantine, you will specify Israel Space Agency in the Ministry of Science and Technology the space week events in a variety of free online activities for the whole family - Lectures, experiments, creative workshops, space and star observations and all without leaving home.
What breakthroughs are we going to see in the near future? How can humans live outside the earth? Is there life on Venus? And how does gravity affect humanity's future life in space? They are just part of a variety of lectures and activities that will take place Between the dates 4-22.10 and everything is free of charge!
Among the events that will take place as part of World Space Week 2020:
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Satellites in the service of man: activity and observation at the Beit Stable observatory
Online activity for the general public at the Beit Stable observatory, which includes creative activities, experiments, using open software to view the night sky, and more.
When: Tuesday October 6, from 17:30-19:30
Is there life on Venus? Observations and a lecture at the Givatayim Observatory
Online activity at the Givatayim Observatory accompanied by explanations. In the activities there will be spectacular observations of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, and you will be able to hear about the changing of the seasons on Earth.
In addition to the observation activity, there will be a fascinating lecture that will deal with the sensational discovery of the planet Venus, and the possibility of finding life there soon.
When: Tuesday, October 6, starting at 19:00 p.m
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The Asteroid Hunters: Lecture and Observation in Taiba (Arabic)
Online interactive activities for the whole family at the space center in Taiba. The activity will include a virtual sky observation of the celestial bodies that can be identified during this period - the moon and the planets Saturn and Jupiter. There will also be lectures on asteroids and the most important star for us - our sun.
when are: Thursday, October 8, starting at 20:00 p.m
Satellites in the service of man: lecture and observation at the Yerka Space Center (in Hebrew and Arabic)
Online observations of the use of applications accompanied by lectures for the general public of the space center in Arka. The lectures will focus on the field of satellites in the service of man, an overview of the front of research and development in the field of space, in which they will explain the operation of advanced space technologies and the performance of scientific research in space conditions, and will also deal with humanity's return to the moon, the various plans for landing on the moon and Mars in the coming decades.
when are: Thursday, October 8, starting at 00:18 p.m
»10.10.2020
World Space Week at Al Qasmi Observatory (in Arabic)
An online activity transmitted live from the Al Qasmi College observatory that includes a guided observation using the Stellarium software, followed by the lecture "getting to know the giant planets up close: Jupiter and Saturn".
There will also be a creative workshop for elementary age children in the field of satellites in the service of man. The activity will be delivered in the Arabic language.
when are: Saturday evening, October 10, starting at 19:00 p.m
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The Mars Colonies Challenge: observation and lecture at the Kinneret Observatory
The Kinneret Observatory will hold stargazing and a lecture. The sky observation will focus on the planets Jupiter and Saturn, as well as on the planet Mars, which is very close to the Earth at the present time - and the lecture will focus on the question of the great challenge that this planet presents to many space agencies that are already planning to send humans to it, after establishing colonies on it, or in it.
when are: Sunday October 11, starting at 17:30-19:00 p.m
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Online Academy: Defying Gravity
You can join a fascinating online lecture about one of the significant forces for understanding the space environment - gravity. During the lecture we will understand together what gravity is, how do we deal with its absence in space missions today, how does the body react to the space environment, what problems are caused in this environment and how can we deal with them?
when are: Monday October 19, starting at 11:00
»22.10.2020
Online Academy: Agriculture in Space
From corn on a rocket, cotton on the moon and wheat on the space station are just some of the studies that examine how humans can live outside the earth: astrobotany. In this fascinating lecture that will be broadcast live, you will be able to hear about agriculture in space and how it allows us to meet existential needs, nutritional needs, ecological considerations and more in order to maintain a prolonged human presence beyond the earth. If you have never thought about whether, how and why plants are grown in space? This is your moment to find out.
Please prepare for watching the transmitter: small container / cup, absorbent paper (works with all types of paper napkins), coloring marker (does not work with whiteboard markers or glowing markers, only with water-based markers), sellotape (can be without), a little water
when are: Monday October 22, starting at 09:00
What is World Space Week?
World Space Week - is an international event that was established according to a UN resolution (within the framework of the committee for civil activity in the field of space that operates in it). The resolution sets the dates of the week for October 4, the day of the launch of the first Sputnik satellite launched by Russia in 1957, and October 10 - the day of signing the Space Treaty at the United Nations, a treaty that regulates the activities of the various countries in space for peaceful purposes.
Throughout the world, the events are noted as part of a diverse educational activity, as well as part of cultural events such as concerts, parties, lectures in bars, competitions and challenges, and the use of digital media to spread messages and content. World Space Week was held in Israel under the leadership of the Israel Space Agency in the Ministry of Science and Technology and previously included events for the general public at observatories, lectures in bars, activity complexes with experiential content, etc. This year, due to the quarantine and the restrictions of the Corona virus, we will conduct all activities online.
