Dear Dallas Community,
Miri Morgenstern was an important member of the Dallas community for many years who is now living in Israel. Her husband, Aryeh Boaz (aka Gilbert “Bo” Wilcox), is a convert to Judaism who has since ceased any Jewish practice. Three years ago, he moved back to Texas, and now is holding Miri hostage to their dead marriage by refusing to give her a Get. This is an egregious abuse of the halachic system to torture another person. Assiduous efforts have been made by numerous Rabbis, both locally and out of town, to convince him to grant Miri a get, yet these have so far proven unsuccessful. Please see the attached letter from Rabbi Mordechai Wolmark, a mesader Gittin in Monsey, New York who has been involved in the case, urging our community to do whatever we can to help free Miri.
On Sunday, September 15, a protest will take place near the residence of Gilbert Wilcox in Burleson, TX. It is imperative that our community shows up, and demonstrates that Get abuse will not be tolerated in our midst. The protest will be on public property, with police protection as well as private security. Please see the above flier for details.
Sincerely,
Rabbi Menachem Block, Chabad of Plano
Rabbi Levi Dubrawsky, Chabad of Preston Hollow
Rabbi Mendel Dubrawsky, Chabad of Dallas
Rabbi Bentzi Epstein, TORCH Dallas
Rabbi Aryeh Feigenbaum, Congregation Ohr HaTorah
Rabbi Yerachmiel Fried, Rosh Hakollel, DATA
Rabbi Avi Honigsfeld, DATA of Richardson
Rabbi Avraham Zev Kosowsky, Mesorah High School for Girls
Rabbi Dan Lewin, Maayan Chai Chabad
Rabbi Moshe Naparstek, Chabad of Dallas
Rabbi Avi Pekier, Torah Day School of Dallas
Rabbi Eliezer Poupko, Congregation Lev Yisrael of Plano
Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky, Congregation Shaare Tefilla
Rabbi Daniel Ringelheim, Texas Torah Institute
Rabbi Aryeh Rodin, Congregation Ohev Shalom
Rabbi Shalom Rodin, JET
Rabbi Meir Sabo, Congregation Tiferet Israel/Akiba Yavneh Academy
Rabbi Aharon Simon, Cheder Lubavitch of Dallas
Rabbi Zecharia Sionit, Sephardic Torah Center of Dallas
Rabbi Yaakov Rich, Congregation Toras Chaim
Rabbi Tzvi Rosenshein, Rosh Kollel, Dallas Community Kollel
Rabbi Howard Wolk, Congregation Shaare Tefilla
Rabbi Nasanya Zakon, DATA of Plano
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