| Founder | |
|---|---|
| Rabbi Israel Yitzhak Kalish | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Israel, United States, Poland | |
| Religions | |
| Hasidic Judaism | |
| Languages | |
| Yiddish, Hebrew | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Peshischa, Aleksander, Amshinov |
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Vurke (Yiddish: ווארקא) is a Hasidic dynasty originating from the city of Warka, Poland, where it was founded by Israel Yitzhak Kalish (1779–1848). Vurka is a branch of Peshischa Hasidism, as Israel Yitzhak Kalish was a leading disciple of Simcha Bunim of Peshischa (1765–1827). Following Simcha Bunim's death, he led a part of the divided Peschischa community, in Przysucha, later incorporating the community into his own Hasidic dynasty based in Warka.