News Summary

• Rabbis in Beit Shemesh have issued a joint letter imposing new restrictions on the operating hours of food establishments in the city.
• The new rules include a complete ban on eating or lingering outside the stores, including in adjacent areas, and a requirement that all shops close by 11:00 p.m.
• In exceptional cases - primarily on Thursday nights for the sale of cholent (a traditional Jewish stew) - sales will be permitted until midnight, but only for sealed takeaway portions.