Peshischa

Peshischa
Grand Synagogue of Przysucha
Founder
Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz
Regions with significant populations
Israel, United States, Poland
Religions
Hasidic Judaism
Languages
Yiddish, Hebrew
Related ethnic groups
Kotzk, Ger, Amshinov, Zychlin, Aleksander, Vurka, Sochatchov, Porisov, Biala, Izhbitza-Radzin

Peshischa (Yiddish: פשיסחה, romanizedPeshiskhe) was an important school of Hasidic Judaism based out of Przysucha, Poland founded by Yaakov Yitzchak that flourished during the late 18th to early 19th century. Its teachings are the foundation for the Kotzk, Ger, Amshinov, Zychlin, Aleksander, Vurka, Sochatchov, Porisov, Biala and Izhbitza-Radzin strands of Hasidism.