| Honorific Prefix: | Hornosteipler Rebbe |
| Michel Twerski | |
| Birth Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Occupation: | Rabbi |
| Organization: | Congregation Beth Jehudah |
| Predecessor: | Jacob Israel Twerski |
| Spouse: | Feige Twerski |
| Children: | 11 |
| Relatives: | Aaron Twerski (brother) Abraham J. Twerski (brother) |
Michel Twerski (born May 1939) is an American Hasidic rabbi and composer of Jewish music. He currently heads the Beth Jehudah congregation in Milwaukee. He is the brother of the psychiatrist Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski.[1] Rabbi Twerski is a descendant of the Chernobyler Hasidic dynasty. He is also known as the Hornosteipler Rebbe of Milwaukee.[2]
Rabbi Michel Twerski is married to Rebbitzin Feige Twerski, a Jewish author and lecturer.[3]
Rabbi Michel Twerski is a son of Grand Rebbe Jacob Israel Twerski (1898–1973) of Hornosteipel of Milwaukee, Wisconsin a scion of the Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty, and Dvorah Leah Twerski (1900–1995), daughter of Grand Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam of Bobov. After his father's death, Rabbi Michel succeeded his father as Rebbe of Milwaukee.
Rabbi Michel Twerski is the brother of author, psychiatrist Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski of Israel, and the twin brother of Professor Aaron Twerski, the Irwin and Jill Cohen Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, as well as a former Dean at Hofstra University School of Law.
Thomas M. Barrett of Wisconsin gave a tribute to Rabbi Twerski in the United States Congress. Rabbi Twerski was honored for his contribution to Jewish life and to the world of music.[4]
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conducted a tribute honoring Rabbi Twerski's musical contributions.[4]