J'lem: Funeral procession starts for Barzilai bones
Hundreds of members of the Eda Haharedit are holding a funeral procession in Jerusalem's Shabbat Square for the bones that were evacuated from Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon. During the ceremony, they are asking forgiveness from those whose graves were disinterred.
Before the gathering, the Religious Affairs Ministry gave authorization to the Eda Haharedit leaders to take the bones in a coffin to the ceremony and bury them in a modest ceremony. Officials on the case refused to report whether the burial will take place in the Jewish section of the cemetery. (Kobi Nahshoni)
