Vurka (Hasidic dynasty)

Vurka Hasidic Dynasty
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

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.