Rabbi Shimon Galyi Issues Rare Appeal to Help Orphaned Groom

Rabbi Shimon Galyi has issued an unusually emotional public appeal on behalf of an orphaned young man in Bnei Brak who is about to get married but lacks even the basic funds for the wedding. The rabbi said he has known the groom since childhood, learned with him regularly, and has followed the family’s hardship for years.

According to the article, the groom lost his father when he was two years old and grew up in severe deprivation under the care of a widowed mother who has struggled with serious health problems. Despite the family’s condition, he became a highly accomplished Torah scholar. His mother managed, with great difficulty and exhausted strength, to marry off their two older daughters, but is now left alone, ill, and unable to finance her youngest son’s wedding.

In his letter, Galyi called on anyone who can help to contribute so the orphaned groom can enter the chuppah. He said the widow must bear the burden by herself and urged people to give meaningful sums. He also invoked the religious merit of helping widows and orphans, quoting the idea that if one brings joy to God’s people, God will bring joy in return.

Galyi concluded with a personal blessing for all donors and helpers, wishing them salvation, good livelihood, satisfaction from their children, health, and long life. The appeal frames support for the wedding as both a charitable duty and a source of spiritual reward.