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Skver (also Square, Skwere; Yiddish: סקווירא‎) is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yitzchok Twersky in the city of Skver (in present-day Ukraine) during the mid-19th century. Followers of the Rebbes of Skver are called Skverer hasidim.

The dynasty of Skver is a branch of the Chernobyl dynasty. Its founder, Rebbe Yitzchok, also known as Reb Itzikl, was one of the eight sons of Rabbi Mordechai, the Maggid of Chernobyl.

The Chasidic dynasty of the Skverer Chasidim today is led by Grand Rabbi David Twersky, and is headquartered in New Square, New York. There are branches of the Skverer Chasidim with Shuls, Synagogues, Yeshivas and Kollelim around the world including Monsey and Spring Valley in Rockland County, New York, Willamsbrug and Boro Park in Brooklyn, New York as well as in Canada, Europe and Israel.