Aaron Twersky of Chernobyl (1784–1871) was a Ukrainian

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. He succeeded his father Rabbi

Mordechai Twersky Mordechai Twersky (1770–1837), known as the ''Maggid'' of Chernobyl, was a Ukrainian rabbi. He was the son of Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky of Chornobyl and the second rebbe of the Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty. (The family surname originally come ...

rebbe A Rebbe ( yi, רבי, translit=rebe) or Admor ( he, אדמו״ר) is the spiritual leader in the Hasidic movement, and the personalities of its dynasties.Heilman, Samuel"The Rebbe and the Resurgence of Orthodox Judaism."''Religion and Spiritua ...

of the Chernobler chasidim.

Biography

Aaron Twersky was born in

Chernobyl Chernobyl ( , ; russian: Чернобыль, ) or Chornobyl ( uk, Чорнобиль, ) is a partially abandoned city in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, situated in the Vyshhorod Raion of northern Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Chernobyl is about no ...

in 1784, the first-born of Rabbi Mordechai Twersky and Chayo Soro (daughter of Rabbi

Aaron the Great Aaron ben Jacob Perlov of Karlin (1736 – 1772), known among the Ḥasidim as Rabbi Aaron the Great, or simply as the "Preacher" or "Censor", was one of the early rabbis of the sect who helped the rapid spread of Ḥasidism in Eastern Europe, a ...

of Karlin). He received his education from his grandfather, Rabbi

Menachem Nachum Twersky Menachem Nochum Twersky of Chernobyl (born 1730, , Volhynia - died 1787, Chernobyl, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) was a Ukrainian rabbi, and the founder of the Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty. He was a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid o ...

of Chernobyl. He married the daughter of Rabbi Gedalyo of Linits (author of ''Teshuos Chein''), who bore him two daughters, Chayo Soro (who married Yisroel, grandson of Rabbi

Nachman of Breslov Nachman of Breslov ( he, רַבִּי נַחְמָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב ''Rabbī'' ''Naḥmān mīBreslev''), also known as Reb Nachman of Bratslav, Reb Nachman Breslover ( yi, רבי נחמן ברעסלאווער ''Rebe Nakhmen Breslover'' ...

) and Perl (who married Rabbi Yitschok of

Berezne Berézne ( uk, Бере́зне, russian: Берёзно, pl, Bereźne) is a city in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine, located on the Sluch River north of Rivne. It is the administrative centre of the Berezne Raion. Population: Overview Berezne (histo ...

). Twersky later married the daughter of Rabbi Tsvi of

Korostyshiv Korostýšiv (, , ) is a city in Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Prior to 2020, it served as the administrative center of the former Korostyshiv Raion. Population: History The city was founded around the VI-VII centuries. According ...

. She bore him three sons – Menachem Nochum of Loiev, Yeshayo Meshulom Zishe of Chernobyl and Boruch Osher of Chernobyl – and a daughter, Feygl, who married Rabbi

Duvid Moshe Friedman Chortkov (also ''Chortkov'', ''Tshortkov'', ''Czortkow'') is a Hasidic dynasty that originated in Chortkiv ( pl, Czortków), present-day Ukraine. The town was part of the Tarnopol Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic until September 1939. T ...

Czortków Chortkiv ( uk, Чортків; pl, Czortków; yi, ''Chortkov'') is a city in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chortkiv Raion (district), housing the district's local adminis ...

. He wrote an approbation to ''Or laYshorim'' by Rabbi

Yechiel Michel Epstein Yechiel Michel ha-Levi Epstein ( he, יחיאל מיכל הלוי אפשטיין) (24 January 1829 – 25 March 1908), often called "the ''Aruch haShulchan''" after his magnum opus, Aruch HaShulchan, was a Rabbi and ''Posek'' (authority in Jew ...

.The other Works of Rabbi Yechiel Mikhl Epstein
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References

* Aharon Dovid Twersky היחס מטשרנוביל ''The Chernobyl Genealogy'', 2nd ed. Lublin 1938 * Yitshak Alfasi, תורת החסידות ''Torat haChasidut'', #271, Mosad Harv Kook, Jerusalem 2006 1784 births 1871 deaths Rebbes of Chernobyl People from Chornobyl People from Kiev Voivodeship Descendants of the Baal Shem Tov {{Ukraine-rabbi-stub