Michel Twerski

Hornosteipler Rebbe
Michel Twerski
BornMay 1939 (age 85)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Education
  • Hebrew Theological College (Chicago)
  • Ner Israel Yeshiva (Baltimore)
  • Beth Hamedrosh Govoha Yeshiva (Lakewood, New Jersey)
  • Marquette University (Milwaukee)
OccupationRabbi
OrganizationCongregation Beth Jehudah
PredecessorJacob Israel Twerski
SpouseFeige Twerski
Children11
RelativesAaron Twerski (brother)
Abraham J. Twerski (brother)

Michel Twerski (born May 1939) is an American Hasidic rabbi and composer of Jewish music. He currently heads the Beth Jehudah congregation in Milwaukee. He is the brother of the psychiatrist Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski.[1] Rabbi Twerski is a descendant of the Chernobyler Hasidic dynasty. He is also known as the Hornosteipler Rebbe of Milwaukee.[2]

  1. ^ "Rabbi Michel Twerski". Congregation Beth Jehudah. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved Oct 15, 2009.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of American Jewish History. Accessed February 21, 2014.