Editing Skverer Chassidus (section)

== History of the Chassidus ==
The first Rebbe and Rabbi of the town of Skvira was Rabbi Tzvi, a great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov. After his passing in 1848, his son-in-law Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky, the seventh son of Rabbi Mordechai of Chernobyl (1730-1778), was chosen to be the town's Rabbi. Unlike his father, Rabbi Yitzchak was a reserved person who refrained from giving public drashos, a practice that his successors also followed. His main approach was focused on dveikus in thought rather than expressing through speech. However, contrary to chassidic custom, Rabbi Yitzchak studied Jewish philosophical texts. Rabbi Yitzchak passed away in 1837.

He was succeeded by his son Rabbi David, known as "Reb Dovid'l." Like his father, he was known for his extraordinary tzidkus and kedushah. He too continued the family tradition of silence even more strictly and was quoted as saying "We remain quiet, and remain quiet, then we rest a little and continue to remain quiet." In 1914, Rabbi David left Skvira for Kiev following the Bolshevik Revolution, where he remained until his passing in 1919. This marked the end of the chassidus in the town of Skvira. Rabbi David was among the admirers of the Rebbe Rashab and would only sign a kol koreh if the Rebbe Rashab told him to!

Rabbi David's son, Rabbi Yaakov Yosef (1900-1968) married the granddaughter of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach of Belz. After World War II, he immigrated to the United States but upon encountering the materialism and decadence there, sought to build a rural residential complex for his chassidim away from urban centers. Therefore, he established a community in Rockland County, New York, and called it New Square. This was the first shtetl in the United States.

After his passing in 1968, his son Rabbi David Twersky inherited his position.

Today, Skverer Chassidus numbers more than ten thousand families, with approximately half living in the shikun.