Rabbi Nosson Meir Wachtfogel | |
|---|---|
 Nosson Meir Wachtfogel. | |
| Title | Lakewood Mashgiach |
| Personal | |
| Born | Nosson Meir Wachtfogel 18 February 1910 |
| Died | 21 November 1998 (aged 88) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| 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 |
| Jewish leader | |
| Successor | Rabbi Matisyohu Salomon |
| Position | Mashgiach ruchani |
| Yeshiva | Beth Medrash Govoha |
| Began | 1941 |
| Ended | 1998 |
| Buried | Har HaMenuchot |
| 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.[1] 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.
- ^ Dershowitz 2006, p. 299.