Apta (Hasidic dynasty)

Apta-Zinkov-Mezibuz Hasidic Dynasty
Illuminated pages from the pinkas ("minutes") books of the Mishnah Society of the Apter Rov's kloyz, Medzhybizh, circa 1840.
Founder
Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apta
Regions with significant populations
Israel, United States, Poland
Religions
Hasidic Judaism
Languages
Yiddish, Hebrew
Related ethnic groups
Ruzhin, Kopychyntsi

The Apta-Zinkov-Mezibuz dynasty is a Polish Hasidic dynasty founded by Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apta (popularly known as the "Apter Rov").