Posts Tagged: Beit Shemesh
Explosives-Rigged Balloons, Likely Launched From Gaza, Found Next to Central Israel Moshav
A group of balloons rigged with explosives -- likely flown into Israel from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip -- was found near the moshav of Mesilat...
Wildfires Break Out as Israel Suffers Massive Heat Wave
A series of wildfires have broken out in central Israel as the country suffers from a major heat wave. The hot, dry weather has created perfect...
Team Israel Sets Its Sights High for Upcoming World Baseball Classic; ‘We Hope Fans Will Be Proud of Us,’ Pitcher Says
Team Israel is setting its sights high for the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March, one of the squad’s pitchers told The Algemeiner this week. “Our...
In Beit Shemesh, American-Israeli Baseball Fans Will Get Their Field of Dreams
JNS.org - On an unseasonably warm Friday in early January, the tune of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” drew more than 100 baseball fans to an...
Will Israel Make Use of Nazi Slurs and Symbols Punishable by Law?
JNS.org - There's little doubt that U.S. native MK Rabbi Dov Lipman (Yesh Atid) takes great pride, but at the same time grasps the...
As IDF Service Controversy Swirls, Charedi Entrepreneurship Thrives in Beit Shemesh
JNS.org - Amid the buzz surrounding issues of religious-secular tension—such as proposed Israeli legislation to mandate charedi enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces and...
Orthodox Candidate Narrowly Wins Beit Shemesh Mayoral Race
Times of Israel - Hours after the polls closed at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, culminating an election day with a notably high turnout, Shas mayoral...
Beit Shemesh’s Magen Tackles Sexual Abuse One Case at a Time
JNS.org - Sexual abuse of minors has for many years been among the most controversial and suppressed issues in the Jewish community. An inaugural...
Protesters Allege Voter Fraud in Beit Shemesh
Ynet - Hundreds of Beit Shemesh residents were marching Thursday across town, headed to city hall, where a rally against haredi coercion in the city is...
Beit Shemesh Politics Betray Culture Clash
Ynet - A sign that was plastered around Beit Shemesh in preparation for Israel's municipal election may well contain the gist of the city's turbulent elections...
American and Israeli Teens Share Victory at International Bible Contest (VIDEO)
Israel's annual International Bible Contest was held on Tuesday in Jerusalem, with 58 young people from 26 countries taking part in all stages of the...
Jew Versus Jew
There's a cute joke doing the rounds in Israel at the moment that my friend, Edward Cohen, sent me. It's an adaptation of a...
Beit Shemesh & The International Media
Following a number of awful incidents carried out by ultra-Orthodox extremists, Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the only democracy in the Middle East,...