Retirees
Retiring to Ramat Beit Shemesh
The municipal senior citizens section runs clubs across the city, and several are in English: a Tuesday culture club for English speakers aged 55+, a weekday morning club for English-speaking women, a South African club and the Marsha Razin Book and Film Club.
Retirees
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English culture club, 55+
Meets on Tuesdays at the Meirhoff community centre (HaRakefet 59) with trips, lectures and changing activities; English only.
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Club for English-speaking women
Five mornings a week at Matnas Gvanim (Nachal Dolev 16): sport, current affairs and changing activities.
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Book and film club
Monthly Monday-evening meetings at the Benjamin Library; 12 October, 9 November and 14 December 2026.
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Day clubs and MOFET clubs
Municipal and partner clubs for independent seniors, with meals, activities and fees by eligibility.
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Guides
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- Health funds, doctors and urgent care in RBSKupat cholim in Beit Shemesh, switching funds as a new oleh, where the nearest hospitals are, and urgent care on weekdays and Shabbat.
- Your first week in RBS: what to do, in what orderThe first-week checklist for new olim in Ramat Beit Shemesh: bank, Misrad HaKlita, kupat cholim, arnona discount, Rav-Kav and the community lists.
- Getting around from RBS: buses, the train and Rav-KavTnufa's Jerusalem lines (600, 61x and more), Beit Shemesh Express city lines and Bnei Brak buses, lines to Tel Aviv, Modiin Illit, Beitar Illit and Efrat, why the train goes to Tel Aviv but not Jerusalem, and where to get a Rav-Kav.
Good to know
- MOFET clubs are for independent seniors at National Insurance retirement age (women 62, men 67).
- A South African community club meets every two weeks, on Zoom and at Matnas Gvanim.
- AACI publishes a national guide to retirement housing for English speakers.
Community groups
Where people talk
- Beit Shemesh Municipality: emergency and routine updatesWhatsApp · Beit Shemesh Municipality
- Beit Shemesh Municipality: events and cultureWhatsApp · Beit Shemesh Municipality
- Beit Shemesh Municipality: events and information for the Haredi publicWhatsApp · Beit Shemesh Municipality
- Beit Shemesh Municipality: senior citizens departmentWhatsApp · Beit Shemesh Municipality (welfare administration, senior citizens section)
- Beit Shemesh Municipality: updates in EnglishWhatsApp · Beit Shemesh Municipality
- Beit Shemesh Updates (ShemeshPhone) WhatsApp groupWhatsApp · ShemeshPhone (shemesh.co.il)
Source
- Beit Shemesh Municipality: English-language clubs (opens in a new tab)
- Beit Shemesh Municipality: seniors clubs (opens in a new tab)
- Beit Shemesh Municipality: Marsha Razin Book and Film Club (opens in a new tab)
- Beit Shemesh Municipality: seniors WhatsApp group (opens in a new tab)
- Beit Shemesh Municipality: ulpan (opens in a new tab)
- AACI: Retiring in Israel (opens in a new tab)
This page was written for Ramat Beit Shemesh from the sources above.