Skver (Hasidic Dynasty) - Important Literature

Important Literature

  • Meor Eynayim by the first rebbe of Chernobyl, Rebbe Menachem Nachum Twersky.
  • Toldos Yaakov Yosef, by Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Hakohen of Polnoye, disciple of the Baal Shem Tov;
  • Ohr ha-Chaim ("the light of life"), by Rabbi Haim Ben-Attar. (Traditionally studied on Friday nights (on the eve of the Sabbath). The book is especially treasured by Skverer Hasidim.

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