In 1874 Bornsztain married Yuta Leah Litmanowicz,[REF] the daughter of Rabbi Eliezer Lipman Litmanowicz, who was the son-in-law of the first Radomsker Rebbe, Rabbi Shlomo Rabinowicz (the Tiferes Shlomo), and a dedicated Kotzker Hasid.
Bornsztain's wife died on 24 November 1901 (13 Kislev 5662) [REF].