Nosson Meir Wachtfogel
Rabbi Nosson Meir Wachtfogel | |
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Nosson Meir Wachtfogel. | |
| Title | Lakewood Mashgiach |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Nosson Meir Wachtfogel 18 February 1910 |
| Died | 21 November 1998 (aged 88) |
| Buried | Har HaMenuchot |
| Spouse | Chava Shlomowitz |
| Children | Rabbi Elya Ber Wachtfogel, Miriam Rubnitz, Sheina Leah Bursztyn, Mashie. |
| Parent | Moshe Yom Tov Wachtfogel |
| Alma mater | Kelm Talmud Torah, Kelme Lithuania; Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan; Mir yeshiva, Belarus |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Successor | Rabbi Matisyohu Salomon |
| Position | Mashgiach ruchani |
| Yeshiva | Beth Medrash Govoha |
| Began | 1941 |
| Ended | 1998 |
| Semikhah | Boruch Ber Leibowitz, Shimon Shkop, 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 also helped establish branches of the Lakewood Yeshiva in dozens of cities, and opened a combination Torah study and Orthodox outreach centers in the United States and other countries.