Mayer Twersky

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Rabbi Mayer E. Twersky (b. October 17, 1960) is 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.

Rabbi 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. Soloveitchik.

Rabbi 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, Rabbi 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.

Rabbi Twersky is currently on the board of TorahWeb, which frequently publishes short English articles of his. He also lectures frequently to synagogue congregants.

Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik (1919-2002)                                                                                                           Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik                                                                                                         Rabbi Berel Soloveitchik     Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik                                                                         Rabbi Yosef Dov (HaLevi) Soloveitchik author of Beis HaLevi   Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik "Reb Chaim Brisker"     Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik "The GRIZ" The Brisker Rov     Lifsha Soloveitchik Feinstein       Dr. Tovah Soloveitchik Lichtenstein                                                                                                       Lifsha Shapiro daughter of Rav Refoel Shapiro               Rabbi Refoel Soloveitchik       Rabbi Dr. Aharon Lichtenstein                                                                                                     Rabbi Meir Soloveitchik       Atarah Soloveitchik Twersky       Rabbi Mosheh Twersky                                                                                                               Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. (Yosef Dov) Soloveitchik "The Rav"       Rabbi Dr. Isadore Twersky       Rabbi Mayer Twersky                                                                                         Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik     Rabbi Dr. Ahron Soloveichik         Rabbi Dr. Haym Soloveitchik       Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik                                                                                               Peshka Feinstein Soloveichik     Rabbi Dr. Shmuel Soloveitchik                   Rabbi Eliyahu Soloveitchik                                                                                                     Shulamit Soloveitchik Meiselman     Rabbi Moshe Meiselman       Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik                                                                                         Anne Soloveitchik Gerber                 Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik

[edit] Online Speeches

• TorahWeb.org Audio and Video
• YU Torah

[edit] Online Articles

• TorahWeb.org Articles
• Torah Perspectives on Women's Issues
• Halakhic Values and Halakhic Decisions: Rav Soloveitchik’s Pesak Regarding Women’s Prayer Groups
• Rabbi Gil Student's defense of Rabbi Twersky's article

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