The Education Division of Beit Shemesh is in full swing, getting ready for the 5770 school year. Deputy Mayor R’ Shmuel Greenberg, who oversees the city’s chareidi educational network is quite busy these days ensuring the chareidi schools will be ready for the opening of classes after bein hazmanim.

The Beit Shemesh chareidi education network today numbers 16,000 talmidim while he public school system, both dati leumi and secular total 10,000. During the past year, following the change of leadership in the city, major budgets have been allocated to the chareidi system, correcting what they view has been years of neglect.

The city this past week purchased new and used caravans, which are being placed in position in preparation for the new school year.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)