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Ashdod Court Denies Autopsy Request
By Betzalel Kahn

An Ashdod court rejected the police's request to autopsy the body of a man who died of cardiac arrest and determined that the law does not even have grounds for demanding an autopsy in that case. The decision was reached through the involvement of Rabbi Eliezer Hanfling and Atty. Moshe Almaliach of Ashdod.

Legislation Process for Chareidi Education Law Accelerated
By Eliezer Rauchberger

United Torah Judaism MKs tabled the Chareidi Education Law on Monday 9 Tammuz and the Knesset granted a request to exempt it from the 45-day tabling requirement, allowing the bill to be brought for discussion in next week's plenum.

Shabbos Inspectors Raid Tiv Taam Market
By Yechiel Sever

Shabbos inspectors dispatched by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, also known as the "Druse Commandos," raided the Tiv Taam branch in Kiryat Chaim which operates on Shabbos, causing great disorder at the site.


Modi'in Illit Hosts Evening for Bas Mitzvah Girls from Sderot
By Yechiel Sever

Students from Yesodei HaTorah, a Chinuch Atzmai school for girls in Sderot, took part in a special evening held last weekend (Parshas Chukas) at Nof Illit Halls in Modi'in Illit and attended by Council Head Rabbi Yaakov Guterman, public figures and school principals.

Conference of Eurasian Rabbis Held in Jerusalem
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

"I praise each and every one of you for great success in Torah and yiras Shomayim in all places — lehagdil Torah ulehadiroh," Maran HaRav Eliashiv shlita told dozens of rabbonim participating in the Conference of Eurasian Rabbis, who paid a visit to his home on Sunday 8 Tammuz.

Beitar Illit Approves Budget for Development Projects
By Yechiel Sever

The City of Beitar Illit's Finance Committee met this month and approved special funding for a series of new projects to build shuls in Givat Beit, two talmudei Torah, two kindergarten classrooms and to improve traffic safety.

Increase in Number of Volunteers During Past Decade
By Yechiel Sever

The past decade has seen an increase in the number of volunteers at chessed organizations. In 2006 45 percent of the Jewish population of Israel volunteered at institutionalized volunteer organizations and independently, compared to 32 percent in 1997. The total number of volunteers is 1,625,000.

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Jewish History Museum in Warsaw
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Following a decade of preparations a groundbreaking ceremony was held this week in Warsaw for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Honoraries at the event included Polish President Lech Kaczynski, the newly elected Israeli President Shimon Peres who was born in Poland, and a special delegation sent by US President George Bush.


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