As life returns to something like normal for many Beit Shemesh residents like me, some of the town's Hasidic residents find themselves under a government lockdown

A 1,500-year-old Christian site in the heart of ultra-Orthodox Ramat Beit Shemesh takes The Times of Israel down a rabbit hole to meet St. Thecla, a feisty 2nd-century preacher

Site yields rare intact crypt to anonymous martyr immortalized by Greek inscription; Jerusalem museum exhibit showcases massive collection of delicate glass artifacts

Group of 12-year-olds, allegedly motivated by boredom and competition, caused damage to nature areas and forced evacuations of buildings