Ramat Beit Shemesh
The original 1950s town: the city centre, the railway station, Kanyon Naimi with the municipality, and the BIG malls on Yigal Alon.
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Dentists · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Clalit Smile dental clinic on HaShiv'a St. in central Beit Shemesh.
8 HaShiv'a St., Beit Shemesh
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Popular Yemenite-style shawarma counter at the Naimi complex.
Derech Yitzhak Rabin 2 (Naimi Mall), Beit Shemesh
Groceries & bakeries · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Osher Ad discount warehouse supermarket at the Naimi complex in the Migdal HaMayim area.
Naimi complex (Migdalei Naimi), HaGalil St, Beit Shemesh
Help for olim · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
The government absorption office serving Beit Shemesh and RBS olim (advisors, absorption basket, rights).
9 Herzl St., Beit Shemesh
Community & youth · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
The city's main library, with collections in several languages including English.
4 Simtat Vitzo, Beit Shemesh
Community & youth · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Membership lending library with over 43,000 books in Hebrew, English and Amharic, including ESL materials and special collections.
Meyerhoff Matnas, 9 HaDekel St, Givat Sharett, Beit Shemesh
Gemachs · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Branch of the national volunteer organization that lends medical and rehabilitation equipment free of charge.
4 Jabotinsky St, Beit Shemesh
Lawyers & accountants · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Civil and commercial practice focused on real estate, wills and estates, and contracts. Also does notary work and legal translation into English.
Derech Yitzhak Rabin 2, Naimi Mall Building A, 3rd floor, Beit Shemesh
Lawyers & accountants · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
US tax firm founded in 1979 with a Beit Shemesh branch. Does US tax planning and compliance (FBAR/FATCA), RSU and stock-option advice, and relocation and estate planning.
Yitzchak Rabin 2, Naimi Mall, Building A, Beit Shemesh
Shops · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Mall in the Migdal HaMayim area with Osher Ad, Max Stock, Super-Pharm, eateries and some municipal offices.
Derech Yitzhak Rabin 2, Beit Shemesh (Migdal HaMayim)
Council & government offices · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
The local National Insurance branch for child allowance, maternity, unemployment and insurance payments. Book appointments in advance.
3 HaNasi St., Beit Shemesh
Council & government offices · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Main Israel Post branch on Ben Zvi Street in old Beit Shemesh, for mail, parcels and postal-bank services. Israel Post's national line is 171.
24 Ben Zvi St., Beit Shemesh
Council & government offices · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Handles ID cards, passports and population registry changes. It has no visa department, and appointments are booked through *3450.
1 Aba Na'amat St., Beit Shemesh
Buses & getting around · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Tnufa line from the Derech Haim terminal through old Beit Shemesh (Rambam, Ben Zvi) to the Court House / Abba Eban in Jerusalem. Runs about 06:00 to midnight.
Serves all of Ramat Beit Shemesh
Buses & getting around · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Long-standing local taxi station on Sderot Yehuda Ben Ze'ev in old Beit Shemesh, taking phone bookings for rides in and around the city.
Sderot Yehuda Ben Ze'ev 1, Beit Shemesh
Buses & getting around · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Beit Shemesh Express desk where you can get a personal Rav-Kav card, load fares and sort out profiles such as discounts.
Yitzhak Rabin 17, Beit Shemesh
Attractions & sights · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Sculpture garden on Jabotinsky Street in old Beit Shemesh, set up in 1993 by two local artists in memory of their son, an officer killed on duty. The stone, wood and metal works deal with Jewish history and tradition, and the garden is a declared heritage site.
Jabotinsky St, Beit Shemesh
Photo: Israel Zeller (ישראל זלר), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab) · CC BY 2.5 (opens in a new tab)
Parks & playgrounds · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Newer events park in old Beit Shemesh with an amphitheatre area, large lawns, walking, running and cycling paths, and play facilities for children.
Serves all of Ramat Beit Shemesh
Parks & playgrounds · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Large park in the middle of old Beit Shemesh with lawns, walking and running paths, cycling and a castle-style play structure among several play areas.
Serves all of Ramat Beit Shemesh
For kids · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Community centre in old Beit Shemesh whose weekly 'Small Wednesday' (16:00-18:00) offers a gymboree, craft corner, story time and workshops for young children. It also has a cinema hall used for children's films.
Simtat WIZO 8, Beit Shemesh
Childcare & after-gan · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Supervised daycare (maon) for ages 0-3 on the municipal list of Ministry of Education-supervised, Ministry of Labour-subsidised maonot, run by Emunah.
HaGalil 18, Beit Shemesh
Childcare & after-gan · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Supervised daycare (maon) for ages 0-3 on the municipal list of Ministry of Education-supervised, Ministry of Labour-subsidised maonot, run by Hemed.
Rambam 37, Beit Shemesh
Childcare & after-gan · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Supervised daycare (maon) for ages 0-3 on the municipal list of Ministry of Education-supervised, Ministry of Labour-subsidised maonot, run by Na'amat.
Simtat WIZO 2, Beit Shemesh