Skver Hasidic dynasty

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Orthodox Judaism
gptkbp:affiliation Orthodox Judaism
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:New_Square,_New_York
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Ukraine
gptkbp:currentRebbe gptkb:Rebbe_Dovid_Twersky
gptkbp:customs gptkb:Chernobyl_Hasidic_customs
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Chernobyl_Hasidic_dynasty
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Rachmastrivka_Hasidic_dynasty
gptkb:Toldos_Aharon_Hasidic_dynasty
gptkb:Chernobyl_Hasidic_dynasty
gptkbp:emphasizes gptkb:charity
gptkb:prayer
Torah study
gptkbp:famousFor strict religious observance
community self-sufficiency
insular lifestyle
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Rebbe_Yitzchok_Twersky
gptkbp:foundedIn 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Skver Hasidic dynasty
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Yiddish
gptkbp:location gptkb:Skvyra,_Ukraine
gptkb:London,_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Montreal,_Canada
gptkb:Jerusalem,_Israel
gptkb:New_Square,_New_York
gptkb:Bnei_Brak,_Israel
gptkbp:mainCathedral gptkb:Skverer_Beis_Medrash,_New_Square
gptkbp:notableCommunity gptkb:London,_United_Kingdom
gptkb:New_Square,_New_York
gptkb:Bnei_Brak,_Israel
gptkbp:notableEvent founding of New Square in 1954
gptkbp:notableFor strict Sabbath observance
separate education for boys and girls
Yiddish as primary language
modest dress code
communal charity funds
community-run businesses
emphasis on Hasidic music and song
limited secular studies
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Skverer_Girls_School
gptkb:Skverer_Yeshiva
gptkb:Skverer_Cheder
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Rebbe_Dovid_Twersky
gptkb:Rebbe_Yakov_Yosef_Twersky
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Skvyra
gptkbp:population several thousand families
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Skvyra,_Ukraine
gptkb:Chernobyl_Hasidic_community
gptkb:Skverer_Synagogue
gptkb:Skverer_Yeshiva
gptkb:Skvyra
gptkb:David_Twersky_(current_Skverer_Rebbe)
gptkb:Skverer_Rebbe
gptkb:Vizhnitz_Hasidic_dynasty
gptkb:Chernobyl_Hasidic_dynasty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6