Ramat Beit Shemesh

Ramat Beit Shemesh:

Arab construction workers simulate raid on apartment building

Workers filmed carrying iron rods as they simulate attack on apartment building in Ramat Beit Shemesh.

Eida Haharedit condemns synagogue that gave woman 'Gelilah'

A video that was posted to social media this week shows the woman dressing the Torah scroll in the sanctuary as men surround her.

One dead in Ramat Beit Shemesh crash

Truck collides with car in Beit Shemesh Sunday, leaving 40-year-old man dead.

New Chabad yeshiva in Israel - for English speakers

Ramat Beit Shemesh holds meeting on founding of new Chabad yeshiva in Israel, serving English speakers from around the world.

Ancient lamp workshop discovered in Ramat Beit Shemesh

One of the largest ceramic oil-lamp workshops in Israel discovered in Beit Shemesh, at site of major Second Temple-era administrative center

Who was the 'Glorious Martyr' of Ramat Beit Shemesh church?

1,500-year-old church discovered in Ramat Beit Shemesh, dedicated to mysterious 'Glorious Martyr'.

Beit Shemesh:

'Apartment for Rent' project underway

All apartments up for rent. Tender is without minimum price, competition between bidders on tender will be over price of land.

Police arrest haredi man who hit Beit Shemesh women with pipe

Extremist haredi man arrested after video showing him hitting women with pipe as part of 'modesty patrol' shocked the country.

Ancient water system found near Beit Shemesh

During excavations in preparation for road construction, Antiquities Authority finds Ottoman-era well.

Students unearth 2000-year old Jewish town to fund Poland trip

Students at Jerusalem's Boyar High School participate in archaeological excavations to help fund their trip to Poland's concentration camps.

Housing expo targets Anglo buyers in Beit Shemesh

Ramat Beit Shemesh has transformed itself into one of the country’s premier religious Anglo communities.

Beit Shemesh residents honor terror victim on Lag Ba’omer

In addition to traditional commemoration of Rashbi, Ramat Beit Shemesh residents honor terror victim Rabbi Yeshiyahu Krishevsky.

Undercover cop busts major haredi drugs, weapons ring

Religious agent exposes 60 criminals in Mea Shearim, Ramat Beit Shemesh - and a vast array of guns, drugs and stolen cars.

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Compound Near Beit Shemesh

Impressive Byzantine-era compound shedding light on life 1,000 years ago unearthed during preparations to build new neighborhood.

Hareidi Secular Tensions Over Beit Shemesh School

Education ministry orders hareidi girl's school closed, after Ramat Beit Shemesh appropriated rooms for it in secular school 'illicitly.'

Renewed Calls to Split Beit Shemesh

City elections spark fresh calls to split religiously diverse city in two. Government to consider the proposal.

Hareidi Rabbi will Fine Beit Shemesh Rioters

Eida Hareidit rabbis have had enough of violence over construction at Beit Shemesh site.

MK Lipman Condemns Beit Shemesh 'Extremism'

MK slams violence by hareidi extremists: "We can't allow concern for the dead to come at the expense of the welfare of those who are alive."

Hareidim Riot over Ramat Beit Shemesh Building Project

Extremist hareidi group says construction site in Ramat Beit Shemesh violated ancient burial caves.

Video: Purim Unites People of Israel

Arutz Sheva visited Ramat Beit Shemesh, southwest of Jerusalem, as traditional Purim “Mishlaoch Manot” gifts were distributed.