Twersky
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Twersky, Twerski, or Tverski is the surname of a pedigree of rebbes in the Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty
. It was begun by the Grand Rabbi Menachum Nachum Twerski. People with this name include:
Chernobyl (Hasidic dynasty)
Chernobyl is a Hasidic dynasty that was founded by Grand Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky, known by the name of his work as the "Meor Einayim Chernobyl is a Hasidic dynasty that was founded by Grand Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky, known by the name of his work as the "Meor Einayim Chernobyl is a...
. It was begun by the Grand Rabbi Menachum Nachum Twerski. People with this name include:
Twersky
- David Twersky (journalist)David Twersky (journalist)David Twersky was a journalist, Zionist activist, and peace advocate in Israel and the United States. He was an editor for The Forward and The New York Sun and a leader of the American Jewish Congress....
(1950–2010), journalist - David Twersky (Skverer Rebbe) (born 1940), spiritual leader of Skverer Hasidim
- Isadore TwerskyIsadore TwerskyIsadore Twersky was an Orthodox rabbi and the Nathan Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy at Harvard University, a chair previously held by Harry Austryn Wolfson. Twersky was an internationally recognized authority on Rabbinic literature and Jewish philosophy...
(1930–1997) scholar of Rabbinic literature and Jewish philosophy - Mayer TwerskyMayer TwerskyMayer E. Twersky is an Orthodox rabbi and one of the roshei yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. He holds the Leib Merkin Distinguished Professorial Chair in Talmud and Jewish Philosophy...
(born 1960), rosh yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary - Rabbi David Twersky - Founder of the TolnaTolnaTolna is a town in Tolna county, Hungary. It lies about north of Szekszárd and south of Budapest....
hassidic court - Rabbi Yohanan Twersky (died 1995) - The Rebbe of Tolna in Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem.
Twerski
- Abraham J. TwerskiAbraham J. TwerskiAbraham Joshua Twerski is an American Hasidic rabbi, a scion of the Chernobil Hasidic dynasty, and a psychiatrist specializing in substance abuse...
, hasidic rabbi and psychiatrist - Aaron TwerskiAaron TwerskiProfessor Aaron D. Twerski is a professor at Brooklyn Law School, as well as a former Dean and professor of tort law at Hofstra University School of Law. He is a prolific scholar who served as co-reporter for the American Law Institute’s Restatement of Torts Third: Products Liability, receiving...
(born 1940), legal scholar - Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twerski, the RebbeRebbeRebbe , which means master, teacher, or mentor, is a Yiddish word derived from the Hebrew word Rabbi. It often refers to the leader of a Hasidic Jewish movement...
of ChernobylChernobyl (Hasidic dynasty)Chernobyl is a Hasidic dynasty that was founded by Grand Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky, known by the name of his work as the "Meor Einayim Chernobyl is a Hasidic dynasty that was founded by Grand Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky, known by the name of his work as the "Meor Einayim Chernobyl is a...
- early 18th century founder of the Hassidic Twersky family - Rabbi Mordechai Twerski, MagidMagidMagid may refer to:* Maggid or Magid, traditional Eastern European Jewish religious itinerant preacher in Judaism* Larry Magid , American journalist, technology columnist and commentator* Lee Magid , American record producer...
of Chernobyl, Rabbi Menachem Nochum's son - Rabbi Aaron Twerski of Chernobyl
- Shlomo Twerski (deceased), famed rabbi and mystic
Tversky
- Amos TverskyAmos TverskyAmos Nathan Tversky, was a cognitive and mathematical psychologist, a pioneer of cognitive science, a longtime collaborator of Daniel Kahneman, and a key figure in the discovery of systematic human cognitive bias and handling of risk. Much of his early work concerned the foundations of measurement...
(1937–1996), cognitive and mathematical psychologist - Barbara TverskyBarbara TverskyBarbara Tversky is a Professor Emerita of Psychology at Stanford University and a Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Tversky specializes in cognitive psychology. She is a leading authority in the areas of visual-spatial reasoning and collaborative...
, American cognitive psychologist