Beit Shemesh

Emergence of a new Anglo demographic in Israel requires a change of priorities - opinion

The English-speaking Aliyah map is changing; can our communal structures and our collective vision change with it?

 RABBI JOE and the JLIC TLV community members bring an ice cream truck to evacuees in Tel Aviv hotels.
Night view of skyscrapers in the skyline of Tel Aviv, on July 6, 2025

Kfar Saba dominates among Israeli cities in quality of life rankings - study

Goliath is dead!

All women production retells David’s journey from shame to servant king

 ABOUT 41% of Jerusalem families suffer from poverty, compared to about 20% in the rest of the country.

Millions of Israelis, including 900,000 children, live in poverty, NII report for 2024 shows


Four sour beers mark Shapiro Brewery’s 10th anniversary

Sour beers have been popular for centuries in parts of Belgium and northern France, but largely unknown elsewhere.

 A birthday cake for a decade! The writer (center) joins Itzik Shapiro (left), CEO of the brewery, and chief brewer Ory Sofer

Snake bite: Signs to seek emergency assistance

A boy named Jonathan went on a trip with his parents, and it almost ended in a fatal disaster.

Snake (illustrative)

Israeli father stabbed to death by son in Beit Shemesh

The stabbing occurred during an argument between the father and son. The 17-year-old then fled the scene after fatally stabbing his father in his torso.

 An Israel Police forensic investigator is seen at the scene of the crime in Beit Shemesh on October 30, 2021

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after stabbing his mother

A woman in her 50s was found stabbed to death in Beit Shemesh on Friday. Her son has been taken in for questioning on suspicion of murder.

 A member of the Israel Police Identification and Forensic Science department conducts an investigation, October 2021

IDF soldier rescued after falling into pit during training

an IDF combat soldier from an elite unit was rescued after falling into a pit south of Beit Shemesh during training.

 Rescue efforts to rescue soldier from pit, September 22, 2021

Yom Kippur: The American olim experience

For new American olim who made aliyah life in Israel – including religious life – can sometimes seem foreign, Yom Kippur represents a familiar and comforting aspect that allows olim to feel at home.

Minister of Aliyah and Integration Pnina Tamano-Shata and Chairman of the World Zionist Organization and the Acting Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency Yaakov Hagoel greeting the French olim as they depart the airplane in Israel.

May you be inscribed in good stories: A story

One day in July, a large group of campers was walking down the street. It was a narrow sidewalk near the Jerusalem Central Bus Station.

 Illustrative photo of a pickup basketball game

Beit Shemesh is getting another mall and office building after 4 attempts

After 4 tries to develop a mall in Beit Shemesh, Niami Towers has won the lot for construction.

Niami Towers in Beit Shemesh, Israel

Beit Shemesh mayor fires UTJ, Likud council members for 'damaging' city

Bloch said she made the choice "out of responsibility to the future of the city and its residents," and that the deputy mayors and councilors have "hurt thousands of students."

‘LAST WEEK, the city that had effectively erased its women elected a woman to be mayor’: Aliza Bloch.

Mayor Aliza Bloch is building bridges in Beit Shemesh

Mayor Aliza Bloch takes the Jerusalem Report to the sunny Beit Shemesh's newest neighborhood.

Beit Shemesh Mayor Aliza Bloch on a tour of Neve Shamir