Visitors
Visiting Ramat Beit Shemesh: start here
Beit Shemesh sits in the Judean foothills about 30 km west of Jerusalem, surrounded by the Elah Valley, KKL-JNF forests and the Mateh Yehuda wine area. There are no hotels we could source inside the city itself, so most visitors stay in nearby kibbutzim and moshavim or with family in RBS.
Visitors
Start here
6 steps, in the order most people take them.
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Plan a day out
The Elah Valley lookouts, the stalactite cave and Bet Guvrin are all a short drive away.
Go - 2
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Find somewhere to stay
Hotels and zimmers in the surrounding moshavim and kibbutzim, listed by the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Go - 4
Getting here without a car
Tnufa buses run from Jerusalem and trains run to Tel Aviv; there are currently no trains to Jerusalem.
Go - 5
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Guides
Read next
- Where to stay near Beit ShemeshHotels in the Jerusalem hills, a KKL field centre and zimmers in the moshavim right next to Beit Shemesh, from the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council's listings, with kashrut and Shabbat notes.
- 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.
Good to know
- Many nearby sites (Mini Israel, Yad LaShiryon) are closed on Saturday; national parks open on Saturday.
- The Biblical Museum of Natural History is by appointment only, Sunday-Thursday.
- The Beit Jamal monastery holds its concerts on Saturdays at 12:30.
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 Updates (ShemeshPhone) WhatsApp groupWhatsApp · ShemeshPhone (shemesh.co.il)
- Beit Shemesh Updates (Telegram)Telegram · ShemeshPhone (shemesh.co.il)
From our network
Good people I work with
A few organisations from the Consult With Ari network whose work reaches people in Ramat Beit Shemesh.
These are not paid listings, and they are separate from the checked directory.
Source
- Mateh Yehuda Regional Council tourism (opens in a new tab)
- INPA: Bet Guvrin-Maresha (opens in a new tab)
- Mini Israel (opens in a new tab)
- Yad LaShiryon (opens in a new tab)
- Biblical Museum of Natural History: visit (opens in a new tab)
- Beit Jamal concerts (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia: Beit Shemesh (opens in a new tab)
This page was written for Ramat Beit Shemesh from the sources above.