Rabbi Michel Twerski (born May 1939) is an American Hasidic rabbi and composer of Jewish music. He currently heads the Beth Jehudah congregation in

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee ...

. He is the brother of the psychiatrist Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski. Rabbi Twerski is a descendant of the Chernobyler Hasidic dynasty. He is also known as the Hornosteipler

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 Milwaukee.

Family

Rabbi Michel Twerski is married to Rebbitzin Feige Twerski, a Jewish author and lecturer.Geenen, Paul. ''Sherman Park: A Legacy in Diversity in Milwaukee''. Accessed February 21, 2014.
/ref> Rabbi Michel Twerski is a son of Grand Rebbe Jacob Israel Twerski (1898–1973) of Hornosteipel of

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a scion of the Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty, and Dvorah Leah Twerski (1900–1995), daughter of Grand Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam of

Bobov Bobov (or Bobover Hasidism) ( he, חסידות באבוב, yi, בּאָבּאָװ) is a Hasidic community within Haredi Judaism, originating in Bobowa, Galicia, in southern Poland, and now headquartered in the neighborhood of Borough Park, in Br ...

. After his father's death, Rabbi Michel succeeded his father as Rebbe of Milwaukee. Rabbi Michel Twerski is the brother of author, psychiatrist Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski of Israel, and the twin brother of Professor

Aaron Twerski Aaron D. Twerski (born May 1939) is an American lawyer and professor. He is the Irwin and Jill Cohen Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, as well as a former Dean and professor of tort law at Hofstra University School of Law. Early and pers ...

, the Irwin and Jill Cohen Professor of Law at

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, as well as a former Dean at

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Children

*Baila Geldzahler, wife of the late

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, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael in

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. *Cookie Spitz. *Chana Malka Singer, married to R' Dovid Singer. *Yocheved Weiss. *Benzion Twerski, assistant rabbi of Congregation Beth Jehudah. *Ephraim Twerski, Rabbi of Khal Chassidim in Chicago. *Chumie Ausch *Chagie Katz *HaRav Yaakov Moshe Twerski, rabbi in Monsey. *Mordechai Twerski, rabbi in London. *BatSheva

Tributes

Thomas M. Barrett of Wisconsin gave a tribute to Rabbi Twerski in the

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. Rabbi Twerski was honored for his contribution to Jewish life and to the world of music.A Tribute to Rabbi Michel Twerski. Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 93 (Friday, June 27, 1997). Accessed February 21, 2014.
/ref> The

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The orchestra performs primarily at the Bradley Symphony Center in Allen-Bradley Hall. The orchestra also serves as the orchestra for Florentine ...

conducted a tribute honoring Rabbi Twerski's musical contributions.

References

External links

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Video recordings
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