Mayer Twersky

Twersky (born October 17, 1960) is an Orthodox rabbi and one of the roshei yeshiva at The Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University . His popular lectures emphasize a combination of penetrating conceptual analyses and deep ethical imperatives. Twersky hails from the well-known chasidic family of Chernobyl . He is the younger son of Isadore Twersky and is a distant cousin of Rabbi Abraham Twerski . Other cousins include the Grand Rabbis of Chernobyl, and anyone with the last name of Twersky (or Twerski). He is also a grandson and close student of Rabbi Joseph B. Twersky attended the Maimonides School , which his grandfather founded, through high school. He then attended Harvard College , while studying Talmud privately with his grandfather. Following college, he studied for rabbinic ordination at RIETS . He eventually became a teacher in the Yeshiva University High School for Boys and later a lecturer in RIETS . In addition to Hebrew articles in RIETS 's annual Torah journal, Twersky has published three English articles in the journal Tradition and an English article in the Orthodox Union 's magazine Jewish Action . Two of these four articles relate to the place of women in contemporary Orthodox Judaism. Twersky currently holds the position of Grand Rabbi of the Talne hasidim . Twersky is currently on the board of TorahWeb , which frequently publishes short English articles of his. He also lectures frequently to synagogue congregants.

Twersky (born October 17, 1960) is an Orthodox rabbi and one of the roshei yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary ( RIETS ) of Yeshiva University . His popular lectures emphasize a combination of penetrating conceptual analyses and deep ethical imperatives. Twersky hails from the well-known chassidic family of Chernobyl . He is the younger son of Isadore Twersky . His brother, Moshe Twersky , was murdered in the 2014 Jerusalem synagogue massacre . He is a 5th cousin of Rabbi Abraham J. Other cousins include the Grand Rabbis of Chernobyl, and many people with the last name of Twersky or Twerski. He is also a grandson of Rabbi Joseph B. Twersky attended the Maimonides School , which his grandfather founded, through high school. He then attended Harvard College , while studying Talmud privately with his grandfather. Following college, he studied for rabbinic ordination at RIETS . He eventually became a teacher in the Yeshiva University High School for Boys and later a lecturer in RIETS. In addition to Hebrew articles in RIETS's annual Torah journal, Twersky has published three English articles in the journal Tradition and an English article in the Orthodox Union 's magazine Jewish Action . Two of these four articles relate to the place of women in contemporary Orthodox Judaism. Twersky currently holds the position of Grand Rabbi of the Talne hasidim . The current shamash of the Rebbe is Meir Zev Steinmetz of Woodmere , New York . Steinmetz spent a significant amount of time studying in Yeshivat Hakotel (located in Jerusalem , Israel ) before coming to Yeshiva University to serve as the Rebbe's shamash. Twersky is currently on the board of TorahWeb , which frequently publishes short English articles of his. He also lectures frequently to synagogue congregants. Notes: Rabbi Chaim Halevi Soloveichik (the second) "Roshei Yeshiva" . Rabbinic Council of America . Rabbinic Council of America . Rabbinic Council of America .

Twersky (born October 17, 1960) is an Orthodox rabbi and one of the roshei yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary ( RIETS ) of Yeshiva University . Twersky is from the chassidic dynasty of Chernobyl and is the younger son of Isadore Twersky . His brother, Moshe Twersky, was murdered in the 2014 Jerusalem synagogue massacre . He is a 5th cousin of Rabbi Abraham J. Other cousins include the Grand Rabbis of Chernobyl. He is also a grandson of Rabbi Joseph B. Twersky attended the Maimonides School , which his grandfather founded, through high school. He then attended Harvard College , while studying Talmud privately with his grandfather. Following college, he studied for rabbinic ordination at RIETS . He eventually became a teacher in the Yeshiva University High School for Boys and later a lecturer in RIETS. He has written articles in Hebrew for RIETS's annual Torah journal, and English articles in Tradition and in the Orthodox Union 's magazine Jewish Action on subjects introducing the place of women in contemporary Orthodox Judaism. Twersky is the Grand Rabbi of the Talne Hasidim . As of 2011 Twersky was on the board of the website TorahWeb, which frequently publishes his short English articles. Notes: Rabbi Chaim Halevi Soloveichik (the second) "Roshei Yeshiva" .

Twersky (born October 17, 1960) is an Orthodox rabbi and one of the roshei yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary ( RIETS ) of Yeshiva University . Twersky is from the chassidic dynasty of Chernobyl and is the younger son of Isadore Twersky . His brother, Mosheh Twersky, was murdered in the 2014 Jerusalem synagogue massacre . He is a 5th cousin of Rabbi Abraham J. Other cousins include the Grand Rabbis of Chernobyl. He is also a grandson of Rabbi Joseph B. Twersky attended the Maimonides School , which his grandfather founded, through high school. He then attended Harvard College , while studying Talmud privately with his grandfather. Following college, he studied for rabbinic ordination at RIETS . He eventually became a teacher in the Yeshiva University High School for Boys and later a lecturer in RIETS. He has written articles in Hebrew for RIETS's annual Torah journal, and English articles in Tradition and in the Orthodox Union 's magazine Jewish Action on subjects introducing the place of women in contemporary Orthodox Judaism. As of 2011 Twersky was on the board of the website TorahWeb, which frequently publishes his short English articles. The current shamash of the Rebbe is Yoni Besser. Besser spent two years studying in Yeshivat Sha'alvim before coming to Yeshiva University and serving as the Rebbe's shamash. Notes: Rabbi Chaim Halevi Soloveichik (the second) "Roshei Yeshiva" .