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📅 Today’s Yahrzeits
🕯️ Rabbi Yirmiyahu (Jeremias) Löw — author of Divrei Yirmiyahu
🕯️Rabbi Yisrael Noach of Nezhin (the Maharīn) – Son of Tzemach Tzedek
🕯️ Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky of Skver (Reb Itzikl)
👤Their Background[1]
🕯️ Rabbi Yirmiyahu Löw — author of Divrei Yirmiyahu
Rabbi Yirmiyahu Löw (1811–1874) was one of the leading Orthodox rabbinic authorities of nineteenth‑century Hungary and a major Torah figure in the generation of the Ketav Sofer. Born in Kolín, Bohemia, he descended from a distinguished rabbinic lineage: his father was Rabbi Binyamin Ze’ev Löw, author of Sha‘arei Torah, and his grandfather Rabbi Elazar Löw, author of Shemen Rokeach. Rabbi Yirmiyahu served as rabbi of Verbó and later Sátoraljaújhely (Újhely), where he headed one of the largest yeshivot in Hungary. His collected writings were published posthumously under the title Divrei Yirmiyahu, comprising commentaries on the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah, Talmudic novellae, halachic discussions, and sermons. Known for his sharp analytical method, firm defense of Orthodox tradition, and communal leadership during a period of ideological upheaval, he was regarded as a natural leader among Hungarian rabbanim. He passed away in 1874, leaving a lasting scholarly and institutional legacy.
🕯️ Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky of Skver (Reb Itzikl) — founder of the Skver dynasty
Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky (1812–1885), known affectionately as Reb Itzikl, was the founder and first Rebbe of the Skver Hasidic dynasty. He was one of the eight sons of Rabbi Mordechai Twersky, the Maggid of Chernobyl, and a central link in the expansive Chernobyl chassidic tradition. In the mid‑nineteenth century, Rabbi Yitzchak established his court in the town of Skver (Skvyra) in present‑day Ukraine, where he became renowned for his deep piety, ascetic personal conduct, and emphasis on sincere prayer and Torah study. Although he left no authored works of his own, his teachings were preserved orally and later collected by his followers. His leadership laid the spiritual foundations for what became one of the most disciplined and close‑knit chassidic communities. Rabbi Yitzchak passed away in 1885, and his descendants continued the Skver dynasty, which remains a prominent branch of Chassidut to this day.
🕯️ Passing of Rabbi Yisrael Noach of Nezhin (the Maharīn) – Year 1883
Rabbi Yisrael Noach of Nezhin, known as the Maharīn, son of the Tzemach Tzedek, was born in 5575 (1815) and was the fourth son of the Tzemach Tzedek from his first marriage. In his first marriage, he was the son‑in‑law of the holy Rabbi Yekutiel Zalman, son‑in‑law of the Mitteler Rebbe and grandson of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev; in his second marriage, he was the son‑in‑law of his uncle, Rabbi Nachum, son of the Mitteler Rebbe. The Maharīn was an exceptional Torah genius, and his father appointed him as head of the yeshiva founded in Lubavitch. The Tzemach Tzedek entrusted him with all matters of revealed Torah (nigleh), including adjudicating monetary law, rabbinic ordination, and halachic inquiries; before sending any responsum, the Maharīn would first show it to his father. He was known for great humility and an intense emotional avodah, characterized by constant weeping throughout the entire prayer service, from beginning to end. After the passing of the Tzemach Tzedek, he remained in Lubavitch for two years and conducted himself with leadership; at the end of 5628 (1868) he moved to Nezhin, where he served in a position of leadership for approximately fifteen years, until his passing in 5643 (1883). It is related that once, while traveling through a town in Russia, a man who was not aligned with the chassidic community mockingly approached the Maharīn, falsely claiming to be childless and requesting a blessing; the Maharīn responded, “It is indeed not good to leave this world without children.” Tragically, that man later lost all his children during his lifetime and would lament throughout his days that because of that mockery he had lost them all. Rabbi Yisrael Noach is buried in Nezhin, in the ohel of his grandfather, the Mitteler Rebbe.
[1] Please not that these historical notes were prepared with the assistance of Copilot Pro, an AI Research Agent, and have not been independently verified.
