Nosson Meir Wachtfogel

Rabbi Nosson Meir Wachtfogel
Nosson Meir Wachtfogel.
Title	Lakewood Mashgiach
Personal
Born	Nosson Meir Wachtfogel 18 February 1910 Kuliai, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	21 November 1998(1998-11-21) (aged 88) Lakewood, New Jersey, USA
Religion	Judaism
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.
Parent	Moshe Yom Tov Wachtfogel
Alma mater	Kelm Talmud Torah, Kelme Lithuania; Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan; Mir yeshiva, Belarus
Jewish leader
Successor	Rabbi Matisyohu Salomon
Position	Mashgiach ruchani
Yeshiva	Beth Medrash Govoha
Began	1941
Ended	1998
Buried	Har HaMenuchot
Semikhah	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,^[1] 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.