Ramat beit shemesh

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

Firefighters responded to reports of a fire originating in an electrical cabinet and were informed that smoke was rising toward the building's upper floors.

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

Shas put out a letter thanking Gafni, thanking him for stressing the need for Shas to remain strong and independent, as no other party properly represents the Sephardic public.

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

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, TROY O. FRITZHAND
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.

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.

|ByLIZA JUDAH

Haredi drug trade network in Mea Shearim and Beit Shemesh uncovered by police

The undercover agent was able to purchase stolen cars, weapons and drugs, including marijuana, hashish, ecstasy and Cocaine in the ultra-Orthodox communities.

DECEMBER 15, 2015ByJEREMY SHARON
Jerusalem Mea Shearim

Shifting kids into high gear

Geerz is a youth mountain biking program that takes boys on bike trips throughout the Judean Hills.

JUNE 10, 2015ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
The Geerz bike program promotes physical fitness, self-esteem and teamwork building in kids.

June 3, 2015: Haredi violence

Readers respond to the latest 'Jerusalem Post' articles.

JUNE 2, 2015ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Envelope

Civil rights or Jewish values as a model for conflict resolution

It is obvious that the law recognizes that one may not enforce one’s lifestyle on another.

FEBRUARY 7, 2015ByDANIEL GOLDMAN
Ultra Orthodox and secular Israelis clash in Beit Shemesh.

Giving Beit Shemesh children a helping hand

The Rakefet Child Development Center, which treats more children than the equivalent municipal facility, is in danger of closure.

JANUARY 22, 2015ByBARRY DAVIS
Children studying (illustrative)