Today I went to the gas station just outside Beit Shemesh to fill up the gas-guzzler. As always, i enjoyed reading the station's hours: all day and all night, but closing an hour before Shabbat and only opening an hour after Shabbat. And, while it was frustrating at the time, we really are happy that their definition of "an hour" is closer to two hours, so DO NOT try to fill up your car when you are late going away for Shabbat....
Besides that sign, there is a large sign on the building near the gas station - "Tefillat Minha every day at 1:30pm". There is a similar sign at the store next to the supermarket in Beit Shemesh, another one in the industrial zone in Beit Shemesh, and many such signs all around the country. We also got a "chain letter" by email, telling people that people stopping to daven minha should all meet, 10 minutes before shekiya, every weekday, at specific spots at each gas station along Route 6.
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