A devastating tragedy struck Modiin Illit today, the fast of Shivah Assar Tammuz, when 7-year-old Moshe Galinsky was fatally struck by a bus while walking home from cheder in the city’s Brachfeld neighborhood.

The child, a third-grade talmid at the Breslover Talmud Torah, succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

He was a great-grandson of the renowned maggid, Rav Yaakov Galinsky zt”l.

ZAKA volunteers responded to the tragic scene and worked to ensure kavod hameis while assisting authorities.

Levayah arrangements were announced for Thursday afternoon. The levayah is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. from the Breslover kloiz in Brachfeld, continue at 5:30 p.m. from the Shamgar Funeral Home in Yerushalayim, and conclude with kevurah on Har Hazeisim.

According to sources, schools dismissed early because of the fast. At approximately 12:04 p.m., Moishy was crossing the street after leaving cheder when he was struck by a Kavim bus driven by an Arab driver. Witnesses said several children had already crossed the street, and the driver allegedly failed to check whether additional children were still crossing before proceeding, fatally hitting the boy.

At approximately 12:30 p.m., ZAKA’s emergency hotline received a report of a 7-year-old child who had been struck by a bus on Rechov Rabi Akiva in Modiin Illit. Magen David Adom paramedics rushed to the scene but were forced to pronounce him dead.

Volunteers from ZAKA’s Judea and Samaria District, including the Modiin Illit team, responded immediately and carried out the sensitive task of caring for the meis and collecting all necessary remains and evidence. Their efforts enabled the child’s body to be released promptly for kevurah.

Shlomo Gottlieb, commander of ZAKA Modiin Illit, together with volunteers Aryeh Hershler and Tzvika Yabrov, described the heartbreaking scene.

“This is an extremely difficult and painful scene. When we arrived, we found a 7-year-old child who had been struck by a bus, and sadly MDA paramedics had no choice but to pronounce him dead at the scene. ZAKA Modiin Illit volunteers are now working to preserve the dignity of the deceased and gather all relevant findings from the scene.”

Moishy was the son of Reb Aharon Galinsky, one of the prominent Breslover chassidim in Modiin Illit and a member of the Kollel Chatzos at the Breslover kloiz. His paternal grandfather was Rav Nachman Nachman Galinsky zt”l, a Breslover chossid from Emanuel and a son of the famed maggid, Rav Yaakov Galinsky zt”l.

On his mother’s side, Moishy was a great-grandson of Rav Shmuel Shapiro zt”l, one of Breslov’s foremost rabbonim and mashpi’im. His mother is a daughter of Reb Yaakov Shapiro, a prominent Breslover chossid.

Teachers and classmates remembered Moishy as an exceptionally cheerful, sweet, and beloved child. Staff at the Breslover cheder said that just one day earlier he had traveled with his class to Kever Rochel in celebration of completing Chumash Bereishis. A class siyum had been scheduled for Friday, but in light of the tragedy, it is expected to be postponed. Moishy, who had eagerly anticipated the celebration, will tragically not be there to participate.

Umacha Hashem dimah me’al kol ponim.