Machnovka (Hasidic dynasty)

Machnovka Hasidic Dynasty
Grand Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heshel Twersky of Machnovka
Total population
Over 5,000 families (2022)
Founder
Yoseph Meir Twersky
Regions with significant populations
Israel, Ukraine, United States, Europe
Religions
Judaism
Languages
Hebrew, Yiddish
Current headquarters in Bnei Brak, Israel

Machnovka (various spellings) is a Hasidic dynasty Chernobyl dynastic group of families.

It takes its name from the village Makhnivka in Ukraine, where its founder lived. Machnovka is an extant Hasidic group which survived the Holocaust. Its Hasidic court is now located in Bnei Brak, Israel.

Grand Rabbi Joshua Rokeach, present Machnovke Rebbe

Machnovka is also a sub-dynasty of Skver. It is a living legacy of the unique culture of the Polish and Ukrainian Jews and their Hasidic dynasties.