Spinka (Hasidic dynasty)

Spinka Hasidic Dynasty
Rabbi Isaac Weiss, the Chakal Yitzchak
Founder
Yosef Meir Weiss
Regions with significant populations
United States, Israel, United Kingdom, Belgium, Europe]
Religions
Hasidic Judaism

Spinka is a Hasidic group within Haredi Judaism. The group originated in a town called Szaplonca (Yiddish: Spinka), in Máramaros County, Kingdom of Hungary (which became Săpânţa, Romania).

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