Beit Shemesh

Israel's ultra-Orthodox community can no longer avoid the hard conversations - opinion

The haredi community has the numbers, the talent, and the values to lift this country into a new and bright future; we cannot be the ones to drag it down.

Moti Leitner, deputy mayor of Beit Shemesh and founder of the Haredi Public Party, at the ‘Jerusalem Post’ studio, August 11, 2026
Photo from the indictment of Liel Ifergan for the aggravated murder of seven-year-old Hillel Mordechai Dadon, September 14, 2026.

Man charged with aggravated murder in fatal Beit Shemesh pool stabbing of 7-year-old

Khaled Awaishat, bus driver who was attacked by a minor in Beit Shemesh, August 31, 2026.

'Ben-Gvir's soldiers': Teenager arrested on suspicion of assaulting Arab bus driver in Beit Shemesh

Former Beit Shemesh mayor and Unity Party member Aliza Bloch in an interview with 'The Jerusalem Post.'

Israel 'abandoned' haredi students, education reform needed, Aliza Bloch tells 'Post' - interview


Data storage is so critical that Techtonic is building a missile-proof data center

New data center will be one of the largest in Israel, highlighting the growing importance of reliable data storage

 A render of Techtonic's missile-proof Titan-4 data center

Rabbi possibly kidnapped by his grandchildren in Beit Shemesh

The Jerusalem District Police opened an investigation to trace the whereabouts of Rabbi Schechter and his grandchildren, who police believe are involved in the kidnapping.

Illustrative: Police car at night

Otzma Yehudit activist attacked by haredi extremists on Election Day

The attackers hurled stones at the activist, who was driving a car that flew the Israeli flag along with a banner that featured a female likeness.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men are seen in the southern city of Arad, Israel October 2, 2017.

Ultra-Orthodox extremists spray polling station in Ramat Beit Shemesh with noxious liquid

Allegedly, ultra-Orthodox extremists who oppose the elections entered the school building overnight and spilled the substance with a pungent smell in the area.

 Workers prepare ballot boxes for the upcoming Israeli elections, at the central elections committee warehouse in Shoham, before they are shipped to polling stations, October 12, 2022.

Grapevine October 19, 2022: A peopled holy day

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 ‘THE FEAST of the Rejoicing of the Law at the Synagogue in Leghorn, Italy’ (1850) by Solomon Alexander Hart.

Irina Nevzlin, Kobi Oz and Aliza Bloch to receive the Mofet Gesher Award

The recipients will receive a special token on behalf of the organization from President Isaac Herzog and the founder and president of Gesher Rabbi Danny Tropper.

IRINA NEVZLIN, Antonio Guterres (center) and Danny Danon

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.

Police investigates murder-suicide in Beit Shemesh

A man seemingly stabbed his daughter before killing himself, and the two were found dead by the woman's brother.

 An ambulance is seen parked outside the apartment building where a man killed his daughter and himself.

Fight breaks out at Beit Shemesh construction site, five arrested

A dispute over salaries led to a large-scale fight between Hebron-resident builders and builders who live in the South.

 A Beit Shemesh construction site where a large fight broke out.

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