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'''Ramat Shilo''' (Hebrew: רמת שילה) is a [[suburb]] of [[Beit Shemesh]] in [[Israel]]. It is considered a [[sub-district]] of [[Ramat Beit Shemesh]]. It is located at 31°42'50"N 34°58'58"E.<ref>http://wikimapia.org/11482399/Ramat-Shilo</ref> |
'''Ramat Shilo''' (Hebrew: רמת שילה) is a Southern [[suburb]] of [[Beit Shemesh]] in [[Israel]]. It is considered a [[sub-district]] of [[Ramat Beit Shemesh]]. It is located at 31°42'50"N 34°58'58"E.<ref>http://wikimapia.org/11482399/Ramat-Shilo</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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== Demography == |
== Demography == |
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The residents of Ramat Shilo are [[Orthodox Jews]], both [[Dati Leumi]] and [[Haredi]]. The neighborhood has a large community of English-speaking [[olim]]. |
The residents of Ramat Shilo are [[Orthodox Jews]], both [[Dati Leumi]] and [[Haredi]]. The neighborhood has a large community of English-speaking [[olim]]. It is comprised of both [[Ashkenazim]] and [[Sephardim]]. |
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== Synagogues and public institutions == |
== Synagogues and public institutions == |
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The local synagogues include |
The local synagogues include |
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* Kehilat Ramat Shilo |
* Kehilat Ramat Shilo - often known as the Community Shul<ref>http://religionarticles.net/spirituality-religion/ramat-bet-shemesh-aleph-and-its-many-wonders</ref> |
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* The Pilzno Beis HaMedrash |
* The Beis Dovid/Pilzno Beis HaMedrash - a [[Hassidic]] synagogue representing the [[Pilzno (Hasidic dynasty)|Pilzno Hassidic dynasty]] under the leadership of Rabbi [[Yehoshua Gerzi]].<ref>http://www.shemesh.co.il/cgi-bin/comdb.cgi</ref> |
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* Ohev Yisroel - a Hassidic synagogue |
* Ohev Yisroel - a Hassidic synagogue under the leadership of Rabbi [[Binyomin Flintenstein]].<ref>http://ohevyisroel.org.il/community/</ref> |
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* Heichal Yosef - a [[Sephardic]] synagogue under the leadership of Rabbi [[Yinon Raviv]].<ref>http://www.jdn.co.il/news/48541; http://www.shemesh.co.il/cgi-bin/comdb.cgi</ref> |
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== Transportation == |
== Public Transportation == |
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There are a number of bus lines that run through Ramat Shilo including<ref>http://www.bus.co.il/otobusim/Front2007/Lines.asp?CityName=Beit%20Shemesh&Design=2007&LanguageID=20&PlaceID1=157383</ref>: |
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* [[Superbus_(company)|Superbus]] 14 to Beit Shemesh<ref>http://www.bus.co.il/otobusim/Front2007/LinePlaces.asp?CompanyID=1010&LineCode=14_71_-359677763&Design=2007&LanguageID=20</ref> |
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* Superbus 15 to Beit Shemesh train station<ref>http://www.bus.co.il/otobusim/Front2007/LinePlaces.asp?CompanyID=1010&LineCode=15_71_-359677763&Design=2007&LanguageID=20</ref> |
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* Superbus 16 to Beit Shemesh train station<ref>http://www.bus.co.il/otobusim/Front2007/LinePlaces.asp?CompanyID=1010&LineCode=16_71_-359677763&Design=2007&LanguageID=20</ref> |
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* [[Egged (company)|Egged]] 414 to Jerusalem<ref>http://www.superbus.co.il/uploads/414.pdf</ref> |
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* Egged 417 to Jerusalem<ref>http://www.bus.co.il/otobusim/Front2007/LinePlaces.asp?CompanyID=1010&LineCode=417_1_-359677763&Design=2007&LanguageID=20</ref> |
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== Economy == |
== Economy == |
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Revision as of 06:46, 9 June 2013
Ramat Shilo (Hebrew: רמת שילה) is a Southern suburb of Beit Shemesh in Israel. It is considered a sub-district of Ramat Beit Shemesh. It is located at 31°42'50"N 34°58'58"E.[1]
History
Geography
Demography
The residents of Ramat Shilo are Orthodox Jews, both Dati Leumi and Haredi. The neighborhood has a large community of English-speaking olim. It is comprised of both Ashkenazim and Sephardim.
Synagogues and public institutions
Ramat Shilo has a large number of synagogues, yeshivas and kollels. The largest institution is Yeshivat Lev Hatorah, a Religious Zionist yeshiva which plays a central role in community life.[2]
The local synagogues include
- Kehilat Ramat Shilo - often known as the Community Shul[3]
- The Beis Dovid/Pilzno Beis HaMedrash - a Hassidic synagogue representing the Pilzno Hassidic dynasty under the leadership of Rabbi Yehoshua Gerzi.[4]
- Ohev Yisroel - a Hassidic synagogue under the leadership of Rabbi Binyomin Flintenstein.[5]
- Heichal Yosef - a Sephardic synagogue under the leadership of Rabbi Yinon Raviv.[6]
Public Transportation
There are a number of bus lines that run through Ramat Shilo including[7]:
- Superbus 14 to Beit Shemesh[8]
- Superbus 15 to Beit Shemesh train station[9]
- Superbus 16 to Beit Shemesh train station[10]
- Egged 414 to Jerusalem[11]
- Egged 417 to Jerusalem[12]
Economy
Communal activism
References
- ^ http://wikimapia.org/11482399/Ramat-Shilo
- ^ http://religionarticles.net/spirituality-religion/ramat-bet-shemesh-aleph-and-its-many-wonders
- ^ http://religionarticles.net/spirituality-religion/ramat-bet-shemesh-aleph-and-its-many-wonders
- ^ http://www.shemesh.co.il/cgi-bin/comdb.cgi
- ^ http://ohevyisroel.org.il/community/
- ^ http://www.jdn.co.il/news/48541; http://www.shemesh.co.il/cgi-bin/comdb.cgi
- ^ http://www.bus.co.il/otobusim/Front2007/Lines.asp?CityName=Beit%20Shemesh&Design=2007&LanguageID=20&PlaceID1=157383
- ^ http://www.bus.co.il/otobusim/Front2007/LinePlaces.asp?CompanyID=1010&LineCode=14_71_-359677763&Design=2007&LanguageID=20
- ^ http://www.bus.co.il/otobusim/Front2007/LinePlaces.asp?CompanyID=1010&LineCode=15_71_-359677763&Design=2007&LanguageID=20
- ^ http://www.bus.co.il/otobusim/Front2007/LinePlaces.asp?CompanyID=1010&LineCode=16_71_-359677763&Design=2007&LanguageID=20
- ^ http://www.superbus.co.il/uploads/414.pdf
- ^ http://www.bus.co.il/otobusim/Front2007/LinePlaces.asp?CompanyID=1010&LineCode=417_1_-359677763&Design=2007&LanguageID=20