Linsk (Yiddish : לינסקLinsk) is the name of a Hasidic dynasty—a family of Hasidic leaders or rebbes and the group of their associated followers or chassidim—founded by Rabbi Avraham Chaim Horowitz of Linsk (c. 1789 or c. 1792 – 1831). Linsk is the Yiddish name of the town of Lesko in southern Poland.
The Linsk dynasty is a branch of the Ropshitz dynasty. The Rabbi of the Linsk dynasty is known, among other things, for having worn a mask on his eyes while walking in Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport, in order to avoid seeing "indecent" women.
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