RAPHAEL INDUSTRIES LTD.
SUITE 700, ONE EXECUTIVE PLACE
1816 CROWCHILD TRAIL N.W.
CALGARY, AB, T2M 3Y7November 7, 2006
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: | Mr. Russell Mancuso; Branch Chief
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| | RE: | Raphael Industries Ltd. |
| | | Form SB-2 Registration Statement |
| | | Registration No. 333-135331 |
Dear Mr. Mancuso:
Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 461 of Regulation C of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Raphael Industries Ltd. (the "Company") requests acceleration of the effective date of its Form SB-2 Registration Statement to Thursday November 9, 2006, at 2:00 p.m., E.S.T., or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company acknowledges that should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing.
The Company acknowledges that the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing.
The Company acknowledges that it may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
| | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| | RE: | Raphael Industries Ltd. |
| | | Form SB-2 Registration Statement |
| | | Registration No. 333-135331 |
November 7, 2006
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The undersigned is aware of its respective responsibilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as they relate to the proposed transaction specified in the above captioned registration statement.
Thank you for your cooperation.
| Yours truly, |
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| Raphael Industries Ltd. |
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| BY: | /s/ ARNE RAABE |
| | Arne Raabe |
| | President, Secretary, and Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors. |
cc: Conrad C. Lysiak