Ramat beit shemesh

Haredi extremist vandalizes image of female Hatzalah volunteer killed in missile attack

“This is an extreme act that does not represent the residents of Beit Shemesh. This act is crossing a red line that has no place in our society," Hatzalah head Eli Beer said.

The defaced image of Ronit Elimelech that was vandalized on a Hatzalah vehicle in Ramat Beit Shemesh Bet by a haredi extremist in April 2026.
Diaspora volunteers in Israel’s national service program help families displaced by Iran war. Shalem Bat Ami volunteer with displaced families.

Diaspora volunteers in Israel’s national service program help families displaced by Iran war

FIREFIGHTERS COMBAT a fire in Ramat Beit Shemesh, January 10, 2026.

Fire breaks out in Ramat Beit Shemesh apt., no injuries reported

MK Moshe Gafni in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024

Gafni urges Shas to open Sephardi schools, party responds amid renewed discrimination debate


Israel Police rescue Beit Shemesh mayor from violent haredi protest

Ultra-Orthodox protestors besieged Mayor Aliza Bloch at a haredi school while she attended an opening ceremony.

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

Reckless driving on public transportation has to stop - opinion

Bus passengers have reported drivers speeding, being distracted by their phones, failing to stop at bus stops and many more.

 A PASSENGER’S photo of the bus in which he was traveling; the bus swerved off the road, possibly trying to avoid a car, at Nachshon junction near Latrun, injuring some 20 passengers, in March.

Nissim Black's new Hanukkah song 'Victory' fights against antisemitism

The song is about taking a stance against anti-Jewish discrimination as well as the story of Hanukkah.

Nissim Black in a field wearing traditional Hasidic garb. (Tziporah Litman/Courtesy of Black)

Xperience: A happy space for Anglo Israeli seniors in Ramat Beit Shemesh

Xperience is a Ramat Beit Shemesh-based enrichment program and community for Anglo adults aged 50 and over, boasting a range of classes, programs and trips.

 CELEBRATING HANUKKAH.

This woman is one of the happiest olim in Israel - here's why

The secret to Marlene’s successful aliyah, according to Evelyn, has been “the love and acceptance of everyone around her who make her feel like such a worthwhile person."

 MARLENE JACOBS, 67 FROM Toronto to Ramat Beit Shemesh, 2000

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

Radical Haredim put up new 'modesty' signs after municipality takes them down

On Tuesday morning, the municipality removed the signs, but only a few hours later, many of them reappeared.

Ultra Orthodox and secular Israelis clash in Beit Shemesh.

Bringing the women back to Ramat Beit Shemesh

This past October, in Jerusalem, pictures of actresses from the satirical television program 'Eretz Nehederet' were defaced on billboards throughout the city.

Orthodox Jewish women at the Western Wall

Artifacts from 1,500-year-old monastery and church unearthed in Beit Shemesh

Well-preserved Byzantine-era colored mosaic floors and imported marble antiquities discovered.

An image of the mosaic floor.

Extremist Haredi residents fight to keep modesty signs up in Beit Shemesh

Activists challenged the legality of the signs in court, leading to rulings by the Supreme Court ordering the Beit Shemesh municipality to remove the offending signs.

Extremists protests as Beit Shemesh takes down modesty signs