''B'Sheva'' () is a weekly
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newspaper
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published in
Israel
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.
The first issue of ''B'sheva'', published by
Arutz Sheva
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, appeared on July 19, 2002. It is distributed free on Thursdays in religious population centers.
Readership
The paper is read by 130,000 families and has been rated the largest circulation newspaper in Israel's religious sector. According to a 2005 TGI survey, ''B'Sheva'' was read by 6.1% of Israeli adults. In a TGI survey comparing the last half of 2009 with the same period in 2008, ''B'Sheva'' was fourth in market share for weekly newspapers.
According to a 2022 TGI survey, in the weekend press ''
Israel Hayom
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'' continues to claim first place with 27.6% in the second half of 2022, and in the annual summary with 28.3% - a decrease from 2021 when it recorded 31.9%. After him: ''
Yedioth Ahronoth
(, ; lit. "Latest News") is an Israeli daily mass market newspaper published in Tel Aviv. Founded in 1939, is Israel's largest paid newspaper by sales and circulation and has been described as "undoubtedly the country's number-one paper." '' by a small margin with 27.4%. In the annual summary, the newspaper recorded 26.8% - a decrease from 2021 when it presented data of 23.9%. ''Besheva'' newspaper jumps to 7.1% and remains stable in third place. In the summary of 2022, the sectoral newspaper recorded 6.6%. ''
Maariv
''Maariv'' or ''Maʿariv'' (, ), also known as ''Arvit'', or ''Arbit'' (, ), is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or at night. It consists primarily of the evening '' Shema'' and ''Amidah''.
The service will often begin with two ...
'' weekend with 5.7% and an annual summary of 5.8%. The ''
Haaretz
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'' newspaper is in fifth place in the weekend edition with 5.6% and an annual summary of 6%.
See also
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Israeli newspapers
References
External links
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2002 establishments in Israel
Free newspapers
Hebrew-language newspapers
Mass media in Petah Tikva
Weekly newspapers published in Israel
Newspapers established in 2002
Words and phrases in Modern Hebrew
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