Most of the apartment buildings are complete, and the city has become a popular destination for young families. Many shuls, health clinics and stores are already open in Gimmel. Gimmel 2 has various apartment projects that were completed in View Apartments for Sale in Gimmel.
Buying a new home is a major decision and undertaking. We are happy to sit with you and discuss the various options available. Bet Shemesh is also the Israeli city with the highest number of children per household, 3. The biggest question now is: How much more building is feasible?
And are there enough roads and supermarkets to serve everyone? And will government planners please, please leave green space for biking and hiking?! Former mayor Moshe Abutbul, who now serves in Knesset on the Shas list, has recently established a committee that will advocate the building of a hospital in Bet Shemesh, likely the number one priority on the list of most residents.
The current mayor, Aliza Bloch, is meanwhile working hard to beautify the city and keep it unified and harmonious despite its sometimes-warring factions.
Bet Shemesh is not a war zone, it is a beautiful city full of good people. That Anglos like to congregate there should also not be a source of concern. Like Russians and Moroccans before them, English-speakers feel most comfortable living among their own.
And yes, our kids speak Hebrew. New ring roads make driving between neighborhoods very easy, and fast. Effective and frequent internal bus routes. An abundance of cabs that are cheap and cost effective.
Plenty of parking in all locations throughout the city. A regular, comfortable train service to both Jerusalem and several stops in the center of Tel Aviv, continuing on to Herzliya and the North - or Beersheva and the South. High frequency bus services to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other locations. Highway number 1, between Jerusalem and the turn off to Bet Shemesh has recently undergone a major rebuilding that included a widening of the road to three lanes in each direction, multiple bridges, tunnels and safety features, the elimination of dangerous curves and turns, and a signficant reduction in travel time.
Work has also recently finished on Highway 38, the major road to Bet Shemesh. This road was also siginficantly enhanced to a dual carriage highway with multiple exchanges, significantly increasing safety and reducing travel time substantially. Finances and Cost of Living back to top.
Bet Shemesh is one of the most affordable places to live in central Israel, and certainly out of the locations with large Anglo communities. Most other services and products are also substantially cheaper from the price of groceries to gardeners; and especially kindergartens and other child care.
Religious life back to top. Bet Shemesh is a dream location for observant Jews. In addition to the hundreds of non-Anglo shuls and communities in the city, all of the above categories also have a number of shuls and communities that are Anglo-focused.
Hundreds of shiurim take place in the city every day, in both English and Hebrew. Regular minyanim can be found at any hour of the day or night. Tens of English-speaking rabbis, poskim, Jewish educators and roshei Yeshiva are based in Bet Shemesh.
Plenty of mikvaot, sofrei stam and every other type of religious services are available. Schools back to top. There are many schools in Bet Shemesh itself, each catering to slightly different needs. Many kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools and yeshivot are each available for varying levels of Torah study, religiosity, academic levels and special needs, as well as those that focus on specific interests.
Many schools out of the city also provide daily transport to and from Bet Shemesh. Extended school days are in place across the city, with most schools continuing past 3pm in most of the country, the school day ends at 12 or 1pm.
This is one of the most significant advantages of Bet Shemesh for young families. A wide range of after-school activities exist in Bet Shemesh sports — including baseball! Bet Shemesh is known as a safe city, and children play on the streets, walk to friends and live a very enjoyable outdoor-focused life; often compared to the lifestyle of America in the s.
See video of Bet Shemesh school kids here. The People back to top. Above all, Bet Shemesh is best known for its warm, caring Anglo community. Many streets in English-speaking neighborhoods feel like extended families, with some even joking that they feel like they live on a kibbutz, in the middle of the city. Hessed organizations, social groups, support groups, gamachim abound. What about the problems the city had a few years ago?
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