Skver (Hasidic Dynasty)

Skver (Hasidic Dynasty)

Skver (also Skvir or Skwere; Yiddish: סקווירא) is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yitzchok Twerski in the city of Skver (as known in Yiddish; or Skvira, in present-day Ukraine). Followers of the rebbes of Skver are called Skverer hasidim.

The dynasty of Skver is a branch of the Chernobyl dynasty. Its founder, Rebbe Yitzchok, also known as Reb Itzikl, was one of the eight sons of Rabbi Mordechai, the Maggid of Chernobyl.

There is currently one main off-shoot of the Skverer dynasty. It is led by Grand Rabbi Duvid Twersky, and is headquartered in New Square, New York. There are two other small groups: one, identified as Skver-Boro Park, is led by Grand Rabbi Yechiel Michl Twersky, son of the late Grand Rabbi David Twersky of Skwer-Boro Park; and one is identified as Skver-Flatbush.