Nosson Meir Wachtfogel
| Rabbi Nosson Meir Wachtfogel | |
|---|---|
| Lakewood Mashgiach | |
| Position | Mashgiach ruchani |
| Yeshiva | Beth Medrash Govoha |
| Began | 1941 |
| Ended | 1998 |
| Successor | Rabbi Matisyohu Salomon |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Nosson Meir Wachtfogel |
| Born | 18 February 1910 Kuliai, Lithuania |
| Died | 21 November 1998 (aged 88) Lakewood, New Jersey, USA |
| Buried | Har HaMenuchot |
| Parents | Moshe Yom Tov Wachtfogel |
| Spouse | Chava Shlomowitz |
| Children | Rabbi Elya Ber Wachtfogel, Rebbetzin Miriam Rubnitz (wife of Rabbi Yehoshua Rubnitz), Rebbetzin Sheina Leah Bursztyn (wife of Rabbi Zvi Yoseph Bursztyn), Mashie. |
| Alma mater | Mir yeshiva, Belarus |
| Semicha | Rabbi Boruch Ber Leibowitz, Rabbi Shimon Shkop, Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel |
Nosson Meir Wachtfogel (Hebrew: נתן מאיר וכטפוגל) (18 February 1910 in Kuliai, Lithuania – 21 November 1998 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA), known as the Lakewood Mashgiach, was an Orthodox rabbi and long-time mashgiach ruchani (spiritual supervisor) of Beth Medrash Govoha (the Lakewood Yeshiva) in Lakewood, New Jersey. He was one of the primary builders of that yeshiva into a world-class institution, enacting the goals and direction set forth by its founding rosh yeshiva, Rabbi Aharon Kotler. He also helped establish "branches" of the Lakewood Yeshiva in dozens of cities, and pioneered the community kollel concept with the opening of combination Torah learning/outreach centers in the United States and other countries. A revered mentor and guide to thousands of students over a career that spanned more than 50 years, he was a strong advocate and prime example of musar study and working on one's spiritual self-development.
Nosson Meir Wachtfogel was born on 9 Adar I, 1910, in the small Lithuanian town of Kuliai, where his father, Rabbi Moshe Yom Tov Wachtfogel, was rav. His father was a student of the Alter of Slabodka and one of the original 14 students of the Eitz Chaim Yeshiva in Slutsk headed by Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer.
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