The wife of the grand rabbi of Gur after the incident |
The car failed to to stop at a stop sign on Hoshea Street.
As a result, the eight year-old boy was hit in the head and was transported to a local hospital.
Interestingly, the Gerrer Rebbi, a millionaire, does not allow his followers to own or drive cars.
Rabbi Abraham Benjamin Silberberg, a senior rabbi in Gur, has issued eleven new decrees for Gur followers.
Rule number 8 on the list prohibits men from getting a driver’s license. “It is self understood that women are also banned from driving,” the letter states.
Rule number 9 prohibits men from riding bicycles.
Rule number 10 also prohibits families from going to a hotel.