Hornosteipel (Hasidic dynasty)

Hornsteipl is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yaakov Yisroel Twerski. Hornsteipl is the Yiddish name of Hornostaypil, a town in present-day Ukraine.

References

It is a branch of the Chernobyl and Anipoli dynasties dating back to the 19th century.

Lineage of the Hornsteipl dynasty

Rebbe Yaakov Yisroel Twerski, founder of the Hornsteipl dynsasty, was the third son of the Chernobler Maggid, Rebbe Mordechai Twersky. Rebbe Mordechai's father, Rebbe Menachem Nahum Twersky of Chernobyl (author of Meor Einayim), was a - disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism.

Rebbe Yaakov Yisroel had four daughters and no sons.

• Rebbe Yaakov Yisroel Twerski of Cherkas (1794-1876) – son of the Magid of Chernobyl and great-great-grandson of Rebbe Zishe of Anipoli.
  • • Rebbe Mordchai Dov Twerski of Hornsteipl (1839-1903), author of "Emek Shaalo" – grandson of the Rebbe Yaakov Yisroel Twerski
      • Rebbe Chaim Moshe Tsvi Twerski of Hornsteipl-Rachmastrivka (1866-1933) - son of the Rebbe Mordchai Dov.
      • Rebbe BenTsion Yehudo Leib Twerski of Hornsteipl-USA (1867-1951) – son of Rebbe Mordchai Dov.
        • Rebbe Yaakov Yisroel Twerski of Milwaukee (1900-1973) - son of Rebbe BenTsion Yehudo Leib - son-in-law of Rebbe Bentsion Halberstam of Bobov.
          • Rebbe Bentsion Chaim Shlomo Meshulom Zishe Twersky of Denver (1923-1981) - son of Rebbe Yaakov Yisroel of Milwaukee
          • Rebbe Yechiel Mikhl Twersky of Milwaukee (b. 1939) - son of Rebbe Yaakov Yisroel of Milwaukee
        • Rabbi Chaim Aharon Twerski – son of Rebbe BenTsion Yehudo Leib - son-in-law of Rebbe Yaakov Yisroel Dovid Hager of Strozhnits

See also

• Chernobyl (Hasidic dynasty)