Square ( Square or Square ; Yiddish סקווירא ) is the name of the Hasidic dynasty founded by the Rebbe Yitzchok of Tver in the town of Squire, Ukraine . The followers of the Rabbi Squira are called Square Hassidim .
Squire dynasty is a branch of the Chernobyl dynasty . Its founder, Rebbe Yitzchok, also known as Reb Itzikl, was one of the eight sons of the Rebbe Mordecai of Tver , the magid of Chernobyl .
At the moment, there is only one offspring of the Squire dynasty leading it - the great Rebbe David of Tver , located in the city of New Square , New York . There are also 2 smaller groups: one is Square Boro Park, led by the great Rebbe Yehiel Michael Tversky, the son of the last great Rebbe David of Tver from Square Boro Park; the second is Square Flatbush.
See also
- Tversky, Duvid (Squire Rebbe Boro-Park)
- Tversky, Yankev-Yosef
- Chernobyl Hasidim
- Makarov Hasidim
- Uman Hasidim
External links
Bibliography
- Yachas Chernobyl V'Ruzhin , by David Aaron Twerski of Żarki | Zhurik
- Reb Itzikl Skverer , by Leibel Surkis, New Square, NY, 1997
- Bikdusha Shel Ma'la , Biography of Rabbi Yakov Yosef (Twerski) of Skver, by Mechon Mishkenos Yakov, 2005
- 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.