starwolf, it is an amazing community, and like any other, it has “problem areas” and great areas and amazing schools (and quite a selection at that!), amazing communities – I will say that Ramat Beit Shemesh is unique as each street has it’s own character and mix of types of people, and therefore a person has to look into each one – I do agree with you though, as with moving anywhere else, one must look into both neighborhoods, schools, location, friends etc to find what is the best fit for you…
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