Beit Shemesh
Millions of Israelis, including 900,000 children, live in poverty, NII report for 2024 shows
Poverty rates remain especially high among Arab and haredi populations, who together account for 65.1% of people in poverty, nearly double their share of the population.
Haredim in Israel’s periphery show distinct lifestyle gaps from center, Shoresh Institute finds
WATCH: Fire breaks out at destroyed UNRWA compound in Jerusalem
Ultra-Orthodox rioters throw stones, call police 'Nazis' in protests over dead infants' autopsies
Aliza Bloch: Carrying Beit Shemesh on her shoulders
#49: Aliza Bloch
Unloved former Beit Shemesh mayor to be Shas’ ninth MK
The often criticized former Mayor of Beit Shemesh might make his return as the ninth member of Shas in the Knesset
Forest fires across Israel, Firefighting planes deployed
Several firefighting teams and planes across Israel are currently working to extinguish three forest fires in Beit Shemesh, Mt. Yaaran and Kfar Mash'had
Jerusalem Anglo educators' replacement angers parents
“There was a very positive feeling toward Shuli,” said Tamar Benovitz, whose five daughters attend Tehilla-Evelina. “She was an inspirational religious figure for the girls.”
A new day in Beit Shemesh... and all of Israel
Dwarf god Bes was laughing in Iron Age Beit Shemesh, exhibition shows
A rescue dig uncovered a wealth of archaeological findings from the First Temple Period, leading historians to reconsider accepted narratives.
Grapevine: Historical highway
The 'Highway Through History' exhibition features selected finds discovered during the expansion of Route 38 that 'have changed our understanding of the First Temple period of history irrevocably.'
From a life in Maryland to a life devoted to lone soldiers
They were affiliated with the Lone Soldier Center in memory of Michael Levin, but became an official nonprofit organization, appropriately named Lone Soldiers’ Home in Beit Shemesh.
School girls killed by Jordanian soldier remembered at tree-planting ceremony
While they were at the Island of Peace in Naharayim, Ahmed Daqamseh, a Jordanian soldier in an observation tower, opened fire, killing the seven girls and wounding 13 others, including one teacher.
Ancient city arouses controversy in Beit Shemesh
Archeological dig exposes conflicting interests with no simple solution
