Moshe Shmuel Shapiro
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 Minsk, Belarus |
Died | 2006 |
Alma mater | Yeshivas Mir |
Occupation | Rosh Yeshiva, rabbi |
Known for | Kuntres Ha-Biurim, Sha'arei Shemu'os, Zahav MiShva |
Moshe Shmuel Shapiro (Hebrew: משה שמואל שפירא; 1917–2006) was a rosh yeshiva (dean of a Jewish seminary).
Early life and education
Shapiro was born in the Minsk, Belarus. In 1937 he moved to 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.