Tag: Bet Shemesh

With just 21,500 square feet of floor space, it will focus on kitchens.

The full list of winners and losers for your reading pleasure.

A rare and impressive array of ritual baths and underground systems used by rebels during the Bar Kokhba Revolt.

'The ancient road passed close to the Israel National Trail and we believe that it will spark interest among the hikers.'

"Who Are You, Eshbaʽal Ben Beda?" The fourth inscription revealed so far dating to the Kingdom of Judah.

There is going to be a march in Bet Shemesh, protesting that charedi soldiers are being harassed.

The fault lies in the attitudes fostered in the societies that produce these animals.

If certain elements of the charedi community have issues with the way women dress, let them figure out a way to alleviate their obvious spiritual and mental distress in a way that does not encroach on other people’s rights. It's their problem - they need to resolve it, instead of demanding that a huge segment of society change their lives and the way they do things just to accommodate them.

Now, because of our efforts, the police have committed to arrest anyone who merely screams at a girl. Success for our present! The national government now wants to work with us to build future neighborhoods for all populations. Success for our future!

A protest in Beit Shemesh on Tuesday evening highlighted the problems and religious tensions facing this community.

The Torah is defined as flint, a hard stone that is sturdy and unbreakable. It is therefore ironic that the year 5770 saw the Torah stretched as a rubber band - with the extremes causing the fraying of the bonds of Torah and Klal Yisrael and with no respite in sight.

Valerie Farber's impressive research (with experts acknowledged in her text), her captivat-ing story and seamless dialogue will entertain readers of her first book, City of Refuge - A Novel of the Ancient Past.