Melech Schachter
Rabbi Melech Schachter | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | Marcus (Elimelech) Schachter April 7, 1913 |
| Died | February 27, 2007 (aged 93) |
| Spouse | Claire (Chaya) Schachter |
| Children | Hershel Schachter, Sara Steinberg |
| Parent(s) | Morris and Mary Schachter |
| Alma mater | Yeshiva University |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | RIETS |
| Semikhah | RIETS |
Melech Schachter (Hebrew: אלימלך שכטר, April 7, 1913 - February 27, 2007) was a pulpit rabbi, coordinator of Jewish divorce, and instructor at Yeshiva University for over fifty years.