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Kevarim and nesios across Europe and Asia — a section of White Glove Kosher Travel.

Kever · Skvyra (Skver) · Ukraine

רבי יצחק טווערסקי מסקווירא

Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky of Skver

The first Skverer Rebbe

Who he was

1812–1885. Born in Chernobyl, a son of Reb Mordechai Twersky the Chernobyler Maggid; he founded the Skver chassidus in 1837 and led it from this town, where he was niftar and buried. The chassidus is centred today in New Square, New York. Sources give his yahrzeit as both 27 Iyar and 17 Nissan.

Visitor experience

Practical notes from visitors — access, directions, and the condition of the site.

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Yahrzeit
כ״ז אייר או י״ז ניסן · 5645 / 1885
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Skvyra — Kever of the first Skverer RebbeSkvyra (Skver) · Ukraine