Students & lone soldiers
Students, gap year and lone soldiers
Several yeshivot and seminaries for English-speaking students are in RBS (see the directory). For olim soldiers the national Nefesh B'Nefesh-FIDF Lone Soldiers Program is the first address; locally, the city runs a young adults' centre and an annual event for released soldiers.
Students & lone soldiers
Start here
6 steps, in the order most people take them.
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Lone Soldiers Program hotline
NBN and FIDF support olim lone soldiers before, during and after service; hotline *6563.
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Released soldiers' event
The city holds an event for recently released soldiers on 22 October 2026 at the cultural hall.
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Yeshivot and seminaries
Programmes such as Yeshivat Lev HaTorah, Midreshet Lev and Tiferet are in RBS A and Neve Shamir.
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Getting to base and back
Buses to Jerusalem, Bnei Brak and Tel Aviv, the train to Tel Aviv, and the RBS Ride Sharing group.
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In the directory
Guides
Read next
- 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.
- Shabbat in RBS: candle lighting, the eruv, minyanim and Shabbat clinicsThe two candle-lighting customs in Beit Shemesh, where to check the eruv, finding a minyan, and what is open on Friday night 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.
Good to know
- The NBN Lone Soldier hotline is *6563; parents abroad can call the US number listed on the NBN page.
- Soldiers, students and seniors pay NIS 76 instead of NIS 86 at Mini Israel.
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: updates in EnglishWhatsApp · Beit Shemesh Municipality
- Beit Shemesh Municipality: young adults centreWhatsApp · Beit Shemesh Municipality
- Beit Shemesh Updates (ShemeshPhone) WhatsApp groupWhatsApp · ShemeshPhone (shemesh.co.il)
Source
- NBN-FIDF Lone Soldiers Program (opens in a new tab)
- Beit Shemesh Municipality events calendar (opens in a new tab)
- Beit Shemesh Municipality: WhatsApp groups (opens in a new tab)
- M3 RBS directory: groups (opens in a new tab)
- Mini Israel: prices (opens in a new tab)
This page was written for Ramat Beit Shemesh from the sources above.