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Skver (Hasidic dynasty)
- See related article New Square, New York.
Skver (also Skvir or Square) is a Hasidic Judaism group that orginated in Ukraine and is presently located in both Borough Park Brooklyn, and in New Square, New York.
The Grand Rabbi (known as a rebbe) of New Square, New York is Rabbi David Twersky , a scion of the Chernobyl Dynasty .
Major Hasidic groups
Dominant Hasidic groups (arranged by size) include:
- Satmar
- Chabad Lubavitch
- Ger
- Vizhnitz
- Belz
- Bobov
- Skver
- Spinka
- Puppa
- Breslov
- Rachmastrivka
- Toldos Aharon
See also
Last updated: 05-28-2005 16:04:32
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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