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The Skverer Chassidus is a chassidic court that originated in the Ukrainian city of Skvira. Today, the chassidus is led by Rabbi David Twersky, who resides in New Square, New York. | '''The Skverer Chassidus''' is a chassidic court that originated in the Ukrainian city of Skvira. Today, the chassidus is led by Rabbi David Twersky, who resides in New Square, New York. | ||
== History of the Chassidus == | == History of the Chassidus == | ||
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==== Machnovka ==== | ==== Machnovka ==== | ||
After the passing of Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky in 1837, his son Rabbi Dovid was appointed as Rebbe, and together with him, his brother Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel Twersky served as a kind of Rebbe in Skvira. After his passing in 1886, his son Rabbi Yosef Meir Twersky opened his court in Machnovka. After his passing, his son Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel Twersky (the second) moved to Eretz Yisroel and opened the Machnovka court in Bnei Brak. After his passing, his adopted nephew Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach (great-grandson of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach [the first] of Belz) was appointed as Rebbe. | After the passing of Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky in 1837, his son Rabbi Dovid was appointed as Rebbe, and together with him, his brother Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel Twersky served as a kind of Rebbe in Skvira. After his passing in 1886, his son Rabbi Yosef Meir Twersky opened his court in Machnovka. After his passing, his son Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel Twersky (the second) moved to Eretz Yisroel and opened the Machnovka court in Bnei Brak. After his passing, his adopted nephew Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach (great-grandson of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach [the first] of Belz) was appointed as Rebbe. | ||
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