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Neighbourhood matcher
Pick what matters to you and see which neighbourhoods fit best. A starting point, not a ranking: walk the streets on a weekday and on Shabbat before you decide.
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- RBS A (Aleph)The oldest part of RBS and the heart of the Anglo community: Dolev, Ramat Shilo, M3 and Mishkafayim. Mixed, so the feel changes street by street.Places listed here: 70
- RBS B (Bet)Between old Beit Shemesh and RBS A. Mainly Haredi and largely Chassidic, with Lev HaRama mall and few English-language services.Places listed here: 10
- RBS Gimmel (C)Newer apartment blocks in Kiryat Avi Ezri and Kiryat Ovadia. Heavily Haredi, with Anglo communities and the Rimonim centre.Places listed here: 12
- RBS Daled (D)Built in phases (Daled 1 to 5) and still growing. Predominantly Haredi, with an English-speaking kollel in Daled 4.Places listed here: 8
- RBS Hey / Neve ShamirThe newest built-up section, with forest views. Planned for non-Haredi residents, now drawing religious Zionist and Haredi families.Places listed here: 5
- SheinfeldWhere the first English-speaking olim settled in 1991. Still popular with English-speaking families, with parks, schools and shops.Places listed here: 4
- Nofei AvivA small neighbourhood of semi-attached houses with gardens and a very high share of English speakers.
- Givat SharettEstablished neighbourhood of villas and semi-detached homes. Mostly Hebrew-speaking, but on NBN's list of olim neighbourhoods.Places listed here: 1
- Nofei HaShemeshOn NBN's list of neighbourhoods popular with olim. A fuller local write-up is coming.
- Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)The original 1950s town: the city centre, the railway station, Kanyon Naimi with the municipality, and the BIG malls on Yigal Alon.Places listed here: 22