Michel Twerski

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Hornosteipler Rebbe
Michel Twerski
BornMay 1939 (age 86)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Education
  • Hebrew Theological College (Chicago)
  • Ner Israel Yeshiva (Baltimore)
  • Beth Hamedrosh Govoha Yeshiva (Lakewood, New Jersey)
  • Marquette University (Milwaukee)
OccupationRabbi
OrganizationCongregation Beth Jehudah
PredecessorJacob Israel Twerski
SpouseFeige Twerski
Children11
Relatives Aaron Twerski (brother)
Abraham J. Twerski (brother)
Motel Twerski (brother)
Shlomo Twerski (brother)

Michel Twerski (born May 1939) is an American Hasidic rabbi and composer of Jewish music who heads the Beth Jehudah congregation in Milwaukee. He is the brother of the psychiatrist and rabbi Abraham J. Twerski. [1] Twerski is a descendant of the Chernobyler Hasidic dynasty. He is also known as the Hornosteipler Rebbe of Milwaukee. [2]

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Family

Twerski is married to Feige Twerski (née Stein), a Jewish author and lecturer. [3] [4]

Twerski is a son of Grand Rebbe Jacob Israel Twerski (1898–1973) of Hornosteipel of Milwaukee, Wisconsin a scion of the Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty, and Dvorah Leah Twerski (1900–1995), daughter of Grand Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam of the Bobov Hasidic dynasty. After his father's death, Twerski succeeded him as Rebbe of Milwaukee.[ citation needed ]

Twerski is the brother of author, rabbi and psychiatrist Abraham J. Twerski of Israel, and the twin brother of Aaron Twerski, the Irwin and Jill Cohen Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, as well as a former Dean at Hofstra University School of Law.

Tributes

Thomas M. Barrett of Wisconsin gave a tribute to Twerski in the United States Congress. Twerski was honored for his contribution to Jewish life and to the world of music. [3]

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conducted a tribute honoring Twerski's musical contributions. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rabbi Michel Twerski". Congregation Beth Jehudah. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved Oct 15, 2009.
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia of American Jewish History. Accessed February 21, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 A Tribute to Rabbi Michel Twerski. Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 93 (Friday, June 27, 1997). Accessed February 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ Geenen, Paul. Sherman Park: A Legacy in Diversity in Milwaukee. Accessed February 21, 2014.
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