Since we arrived in Ramat Beit Shemesh, we’ve been looking for a kehilla to join. The problem (it’s not really a problem, just a difference), is that most shuls here are really just minyanim– I need a place to daven, so I go here, but it’s got nothing to do with any sense of community. I have a decent enough shtibelach up the street, with minyanim every 15-20 minutes, but we want a community. The shul we found (Shivtei Yeshurun) is primarily Anglo, basically our level of frumkeit, and has some really nice people. We’ll see how it turns out. I suppose this means we owe 100NIS/mo dues, though…