In the past 15 years, Be’er Sheva’s population has doubled, boosted by tens of thousands of immigrants as well as young and veteran Israeli couples who have made Be’er Sheva their home. This prosperous university-city now has commercial and industrial centers that serve the over 700,000 residents of the city and its greater metropolitan region.

Location

Size
Population: 220K.
The “capital of the South”. Multi-generational community of English speaking Olim in a Hebrew speaking environment.

Religious Diversity
All affiliations and some neighborhoods are homogenous.

There are 3 Government Ulpanim in Be’er Sheva

– Ulpan Altshul – 11 Yitzhak Sadeh St.
Contact: Chagit Chania – 050-847-7587 – [email protected]

– Ulpan Haruv – 45 Gush Etzion, Shechuna Gimmel
Contact- Gili Molian – 052-252-1422 – [email protected]

– Ulpan Ye’elim – 3 Ye’elim Blvd.
Contact – Ravit Be’eri -054-437-0931 – [email protected]

Frequently Asked Questions

Community

All Kupot Cholim (healthcare service providers) are represented. Over 10 Tipot Chalav (infant health) clinics throughout the city.

Hospitals include Soroka Medical Center, Assuta Be’er Sheva and the Be’er Sheva Center for Mental Health.

Urgent Care Centers: Terem  and Briuta. Additional locations per Kuppot Cholim.

Background Information:

Be’er Sheva Area Job Board

Be’er Sheva public transportation consists of inter and intra city buses and connectivity to Israel railways. The city is well connected between the different neighborhoods and various locations throughout the country. See routes and travel times to major cities below!

Public transportation routes to: Jerusalem | Tel Aviv | Haifa
Travel time by car to: Jerusalem | Tel Aviv | Haifa

For more information about rentals in this community, please check out Madlan and Yad2. Because there are no comparable real estate sites in English, we created English guides to help you navigate these sites, with an explanation of their features and functionality.

 

Below are some prefiltered searches on Yad2. You can use Google translate for English translations.

  • Rentals

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  • Purchase

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Most Olim are in neighborhoods north of Route 25 where Ben Gurion University, Soroka Hospital and the Gav Yam Hi-Tec Park is located. Additionally, Neve Ze’ev, Hey, Tet and parts of Darom have Olim.

Social

Events, access to employment counseling, olim coordinator for Anglos

  • Short-term housing in the first two weeks of immigration.
  • Auxiliary classes for children and help with registration for schools and kindergartens.
  • Counseling and guidance for parents during the family’s acclimatization in the new environment.
  • Professional courses in mechatronics, industrial and building electricians, analytical chemistry, medicine and more.
  • Absorption coordinator helps with submitting documents and filling out forms, registering children for schools and kindergartens and can also be contacted with other problems that arise in daily life.

Chani Goldblatt
[email protected]

 

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