an ▁The ological ▁Sem inary , ▁as ▁president ▁( 1 9 3 8 - 1 9 4 0 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Stud ents ▁of ▁Yes h iva ▁( S . O . Y .) ▁organization , ▁Wer fel ▁was ▁very ▁involved ▁with ▁two ▁student ▁organized ▁publications : ▁Haz ed ek ▁( the ▁official ▁student ▁newspaper ▁of ▁R I ET S ▁and ▁Yes h iva ▁College ) ▁and ▁Hed enu ▁( the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁publication ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁R I ET S ' ▁J ub ile e ▁anni versary ). ▁One ▁Sunday ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Louis ▁met ▁Ad ina ▁Ger st el ▁in ▁the ▁Yes h iva ▁College ▁c af eter ia , ▁( where ▁she ▁frequently ▁went ▁with ▁fellow ▁teachers ▁from ▁the ▁In wood ▁Jewish ▁Center ); ▁they ▁were ▁engaged ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁and ▁married ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁receiving ▁his ▁Sem ik ha ▁from ▁Rab bi ▁Mos he ▁Sol ove ich ik ▁and ▁Rab bi ▁Dr . ▁Bernard ▁Re vel ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Wer fel ▁served ▁as ▁ra bbi ▁of ▁the ▁Mount ▁K is co ▁( New ▁York ) ▁Heb rew ▁Cong reg ation ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year . ▁In ▁Mount ▁K is co , ▁Louis ▁and ▁Ad ina ▁Wer fel ▁focused ▁their ▁att ent ions ▁on ▁the ▁children ▁and ▁ad oles c ents ▁of ▁the ▁community , ▁with ▁whom ▁they ▁learned ▁and ▁studied , ▁giving ▁over