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Michel Twerski

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american hasidic rabbi”. Today it says “american hasidic rabbi and composer of jewish music who heads the beth jehudah congregation in milwaukee”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Children”.
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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. Rabbi Twerski is a descendant of the Chernobyler Hasidic dynasty. He is also known as the Hornosteipler Rebbe of Milwaukee.

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american hasidic rabbi

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american hasidic rabbi and composer of jewish music who heads the beth jehudah congregation in milwaukee

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