Let Your Light Shine

Come with me today to Beit Shemesh, a growing town between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, which dates its history to ancient times. The name means House of the Sun and refers to the biblical event when the sun stood still for Joshua. It is a place where ancient and modern meet with one thing in common: it is inhabited by the children of Israel. Since the beginning of the modern State of Israel, Beit Shemesh has welcomed Jewish immigrants from all over the world, including large groups from Morocco, Ethiopia, Russia, Ukraine and even the United States.

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