Moshe Shmuel Shapiro
Israeli Rosh Yeshiva
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Moshe Shmuel Shapiro (Hebrew: משה שמואל שפירא; 1917–2006) was a rosh yeshiva (dean of a Jewish seminary).
Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Shapiro | |
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משה שמואל שפירא | |
Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Shapiro in 2003 | |
| Chief Rabbi of Ramle, Israel | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1917 |
| Died | 2006 (aged 88–89) |
| Alma mater | Yeshivas Mir |
| Occupation | Rosh Yeshiva, rabbi |
| Known for | Kuntres Ha-Biurim, Sha'arei Shemu'os, Zahav MiShva |
Early life and education
Shapiro was born in the Minsk, Belarus. In 1937 he moved to Mandatory Palestine.
In Israel
In Israel, Shapiro attended Yeshivas Lomza in Petah Tikva and was granted semikhah (ordained as a rabbi). He married in 1946.
Works
- Kuntres Ha-Biurim, an in-depth analysis of various Talmudic topics.
- Sha'arei Shemu'os, a compilation of Shapiro's novellae arranged by folio of the Talmudic tractates on which he commented.