שמחה בעולם התורה • Children of Leading American Roshei Yeshiva Marry

Spring Valley, NY – A wedding held last night at Ateres Charna Hall in Monsey/Spring Valley brought together two families of leading gedolei roshei yeshiva in the United States.

The wedding celebrate the marriage of Shmuel Schustal, son of Harav Dovid Schustal, Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, NJ, and Nechoma Feiga Wachtfogel, daughter of Harav Elya Ber Wachtfogel, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Zichron Moshe of South Fallsburg, NY.

Both the chosson and the kallah are the youngest children in the respective mishpachos and hail from gedolei Torah who were marbitz Torah to thousands and impacted generations of Yidden on these shores.

The chosson is a grandson of Rebbetzin Sarah Schustal, wife of the late Harav Simcha Schustal zt”l, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Bais Binyomin of Stamford, Connecticut, and Rebbetzin Rischel Kotler, wife of Harav Shneur Kotler zt”l, Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood.

The chosson is a great-grandson of the Mattesdorfer Rov, Harav Shmuel Ehrenfeld zt”l, after whom he is named, and Harav Aharon Kotler zt”l, Rosh Yeshiva in Slutz and Kletzk and founding Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood.

The kallah is a granddaughter of Harav Nosson Wachtfogel zt”l, Mashgiach of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood.

Numerous gedolim, admorim and rabbonim attended the simcha.

{Gedalia T. Reiss}