Editing Beit Shemesh (section)

==Notable people==

* [[Nissim Black]] (born 1986), American-Israeli [[rapper]] and [[Hip hop production|producer]]<ref>Zeitlin, Alan. [https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/israeli-rapper-nissim-black-breaks-into-the-liquor-business-667956 "Israeli rapper Nissim Black breaks into the liquor business"],''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'', May 12, 2021. Accessed November 18, 2022. "The 34-year-old performer, who lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh, said by phone he wanted to make sure the product was made in Israel."</ref>
* [[Nili Block]] (born 1995), world champion kickboxer and [[Muay Thai]] fighter<ref>Ofer, Ben. [https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4747590,00.html "From religious school to world kickboxing champion"], [[Ynet]], January 2, 2016. Accessed November 18, 2012. "Block was born in Baltimore in the US, the last out of six siblings. When she was two, the family made aliyah to Israel. They settled down in Beit Shemesh, where Block said she was a 'tomboy and very sporty.'"</ref>
* [[Jamie Geller]] (born 1978), American-born food writer, celebrity chef, television producer and businesswoman
* [[Ari Goldwag]] (born 1979), singer, songwriter, composer, and music producer
* [[Gael Grunewald]] (born 1964), [[World Zionist Organization]] executive
* [[Hezekiah]] (born 739 BCE), King of Judah<ref>
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* [[Avraham Jacobovitz]], founder of [https://web.archive.org/web/20141217174055/http://machonltorah.org/ Machon L'Torah] and Jewish Awareness America (JAAM)
* [[Yosef Karduner]] (born 1969), singer, songwriter, and composer.
* [[Shmuel Kozokin]] (born 1987), footballer
* [[Nachman Seltzer]] (born 1978), author and musician
* [[Natan Slifkin]] (born 1975), "Zoo Rabbi", director of the Biblical Museum of Natural History and author on the topics of zoology and science
* [[Eli Stefansky]], [[Daf Yomi|daf yomi]] [[maggid shiur]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sandler |first1=Eliezer |title=Facing 100 Red Chaim Kanievskys -- Hagaon Harav Eli Stefansky |url=https://www.boropark24.com/news/facing-100-reb-chaim-kanievskys-hagaon-harav-eli-stefansky |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=Boro Park 24 |date=2022-12-14}}</ref><ref name="Ami">{{cite news |last1=Frankfurter |first1=Yitzchok |title=A Revolution in Torah // A spirited conversation with Reb Eli Stefansky |url=https://amimagazine.org/2022/07/27/a-revolution-in-torah/ |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=[[Ami Magazine]] |date=2022-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Teichler |first1=Shmuel |title=Largest Gemara Shiur Ever? Reb Eli Stefansky To Deliver Rare Series Of Live Shiurim In The U.S. To Begin Maseches Gittin |url=https://www.5tjt.com/largest-gemara-shiur-ever-reb-eli-stefansky-to-deliver-rare-series-of-live-shiurim-in-the-u-s-to-begin-maseches-gittin/ |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=[[Five Towns Jewish Times]] |date=2023-05-12}}</ref>