| 词条 | David Twersky (Skverer Rebbe) |
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| title = Skverer Rebbe off New Square. | image = Skverer Rebbe With Torah.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Skverer Rebbe dancing with Torah (2005) | term = April 1968 – present | full name = David Twersky | main work = | predecessor = Yakov Yosef Twersky | successor = | spouse1 = Chana Chaya Hager | issue1 = Aaron Menachem Mendel Twersky, Yitzchok Twersky, Hinda Twersky, Tziporah Goldman, Sima Mirl Hager, Ya'kov Yosef Twersky, Chaim Meir Twersky | spouse2 = | issue2 = | dynasty = Skver | birth_date = October 28, 1940 | birth_place = Iaşi, Romania | date of death = | place of death =}} Rabbi David Twersky (born October 28, 1940[1]), originally spelled Twerski, is the Grand Rabbi and spiritual leader of the village of New Square, New York and of Skverer Hasidism worldwide. Early lifeTwersky was born in Iaşi, Romania in 1940. In 1945, at the end of World War II, his family moved to Bucharest. In 1947 they emigrated to the United States, where they settled in Borough Park, Brooklyn and later in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Twersky's father, Rabbi Yakov Yosef Twersky established the all-Hasidic village of New Square, New York in Rockland County in 1954. FamilyAt the age of 18, Twersky married Rebbetzin Chana Chaya Hager, the elder daughter of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak, Israel, Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager. The couple has four sons and three daughters:
LineageTwersky claims to be the nearest living descendant of the Ba'al Shem Tov, and of the Ba'al Shem Tov's disciple Rabbi Menachem Nachum of Chernobyl.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} Lineage from Ba'al Shem Tov
Lineage from Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twerski of Chernobyl
As Grand RabbiIn April 1968, following his father's death, Twersky assumed the leadership of New Square and of Skverer Hasidim worldwide.[2] According to The Jewish Daily Forward, most New Square residents “revere their rebbe as a saint and look to him for guidance on all issues”, showing their devotion singing and praying at his weekly “tish”.”[3] The Forward also reports, that Twersky lights his Hanukkah candles on a massive six-foot-tall sterling silver menorah that a wealthy follower bought him.”[4] Twersky's word is considered law in New Square. He rarely speaks publicly, and exerts authority through a body of about 15 persons appointed by him known as “the kehillah”.[3] Political influenceAs in many Hasidic communities, the community in New Square tends to exercise its voting power as a bloc under the guidance of the Grand Rabbi. He usually supports incumbents or those likely to win, putting the community in a good position to receive government money. In 1992, New Square voted 822 for President George Bush to 93 for Bill Clinton. In 1996, voters supported President Clinton over Bob Dole, 1,110 to 31. In 1994, voters backed Mario Cuomo against George Pataki, 907 to 63, and in 1998 backed Governor Pataki over Democrat Peter Vallone, 1,132 to 8. In November 2000, vice president Al Gore received more votes than George W. Bush 1,388 to 25, after Mr. Gore visited Twersky in February of the year. During the 2000 Senate campaign, first lady Hillary Clinton visited Rabbi Twersky and his wife in New Square while running for the U.S. Senate and received nearly 100 percent of the local vote. Twersky was invited to the White House in December 2000 and secured commutations for the criminal sentences of four Skver hasidim, who had been convicted of defrauding the government of more than 30 million dollars to benefit the educational institutions of New Square.[6] Controversy{{main|New Square arson attack}}Aron Rottenberg, a resident of the village of New Square, New York, was attacked with an incendiary device outside his home in the early morning of May 22, 2011 by eighteen-year-old Shaul Spitzer who intended to set the house afire because Rottenberg chose not to pray in New Square's main synagogue led by Skver Grand Rabbi David Twersky. Rottenberg suffered third-degree burns over 50 percent of his body, Spitzer suffered burns to his hands and arms. Grand Rabbi David Twersky and other community leaders strongly condemned the use of violence. Rottenberg blamed Twersky for inciting the incident and filed a $36 million civil lawsuit against Twersky and Spitzer. He reached a settlement for about $2 million. The settlement brought assurances from the community’s leaders that they will respect his religious rights to pray wherever he wants, allow him to sell his house and permit him to send his children to any school without interference. See also
References1. ^off new square /336195019000012779 Grand Rabbi David. Twersky, Geni.com 2. ^{{cite news| url=http://azjewishpost.com/2011/arson-attack-exposes-new-york-shtetl/| title=Arson attack exposes New York shtetl| date=June 23, 2011| newspaper=Arizona Jewish Post}} 3. ^1 {{cite news| url=http://www.forward.com/articles/138472/| title=New Square: Where Tradition and the Rebbe Rule| newspaper=The Jewish Daily Forward| date=June 8, 2011| author=Andrew Tobin}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.forward.com/articles/138211/| title=What Is Really Happening in New Square?| author=Shulem Deen| date=May 30, 2011|newspaper=The Jewish Daily Forward}} 5. ^{{cite news| title=Pardon Me, Boys| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,100549-1,00.html| newspaper=Time Magazine| date= February 25, 2001}} 6. ^{{cite news| url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2001-02-12/news/18165385_1_clinton-campaign-sen-clinton-clemency| title=The Wooing of Hillary Clinton. Pardons on mind of New Square rabbi| author1=Larry Cohler-Esses| author2=Joel Siegel| newspaper= Daily News |date=February 12, 2001}} External links
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