Brest, Belarus (Brest-Litovsk) [Brisk (בריסק) is the city's name in Yiddish]
The Brisk yeshivas and methods, a school of Jewish thought originated by the Soloveitchik family of Brest.
Brisk, an iced tea soft drink produced by a joint venture between the Pepsi-Cola Company and Lipton.
Brisk, a heavy rock band from Australia
Des "the Fingers" O'Connor, a Breakbeat Conga DJ from England
Brisk as an adjective means "strong and cold"—usually only used in the context of a brisk wind; or "swift"—a brisk pace. (As an adverb, "briskly" means "swiftly".)
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Briskyeshivas commonly known as Brisk (a name used by many Yiddish-speaking Jews to refer to the town of Brest-Litovsk, located in what is now Belarus).
Today, Brisk refers to several Haredi yeshivas in Israel, with extensions in the United States as well, founded by members of the Soloveitchik family and also refers to the general approach to Talmudic analysis favored by the Soloveitchiks.
The "Brisk dynasty" and their followers are known for a tendency towards strictness in the Halakha ("Jewish law"); if there is ever a doubt between two rabbinic opinions, the "Brisk way" is more likely to follow the more stringent one.
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