You can spot them at busy intersections around Israel, a growing trend of zeidies making sure kids stay safe running to make the school bell.
RED LIGHT! Road-safety awareness and proper adult role models are the best insurance for keeping kids safe navigating busy streets “because a guard with a stick is not enough when a child doesn’t understand the significance or the basic rules. And the best way to teach them is by personal example” (Photos: Yaakov Lederman)
I t’s 8:15 in the morning at the busy intersection of Nesivos Hamishpat and Ketzos Hachoshen Streets in Modiin Illit (Kiryat Sefer) near the city’s largest cheder.
Right now Reb Dovid Segal is king of the intersection nudging a child here rebuking a driver there and most importantly moving the pedestrians along and making sure they don’t generate a traffic jam — not on the sidewalk and not on the street.
Now he gently knocks his sign on the head of a small child standing and chatting with his friends. “I’ll help you cross the street while you talk okay?” The children around him giggle.
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