Bais Medrash Govoha will hold a special kabolas panim Sunday evening to formally welcome its newly appointed mashgiach, Rav Reuven Hechster shlit”a.

The event is scheduled to take place at 6:50 p.m. Sunday in the yeshiva’s dining room ampus and is expected to draw thousands of attendees.

The asifa follows the recent announcement by BMG of Rav Hechster’s appointment as mashgiach. He previously served as mashgiach of Mir Brachfeld in Modiin Illit, a position he will continue to hold alongside his new responsibilities in Lakewood.

Rav Hechster was a close talmid of the late Rav Nosson Wachtfogel zt”l, who served for decades as mashgiach of Bais Medrash Govoha and helped shape its approach to mussar and avodas Hashem.

As previously reported by Lakewood Alerts, Rav Hechster was approached with the proposal to assume the Lakewood post and sought hadracha from Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlit”a before reaching a decision.

Community leaders from Modiin Illit appealed for him to remain in his current role, citing his extensive involvement in mussar shmuessen, vaadim, and personal guidance. At the same time, representatives from Lakewood urged him to accept the position.

Following consultations, it was agreed that Rav Hechster would divide his time between the two institutions. Under the arrangement, he will spend approximately 20 days each month in Modiin Illit and 10 days in Lakewood, traveling to the United States following his free Shabbos in Israel.

Rav Hechster was originally appointed as mashgiach of Mir Brachfeld by Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt”l, strengthening his longstanding connection to the Mir derech in mussar and hanhagas haTorah.

He is expected to formally begin his regular schedule at Bais Medrash Govoha during the current zman, with Sunday’s kabolas panim marking his official welcome by the yeshiva and its talmidim.