Moshe Shmuel Shapiro (; 1917–2006) was a

rosh yeshiva Rosh yeshiva or Rosh Hayeshiva (, plural, pl. , '; Anglicized pl. ''rosh yeshivas'') is the title given to the dean of a yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and th ...

(dean of a Jewish seminary).

Early life and education

Shapiro was born in the

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, Belarus. In 1937 he moved to Palestine.

In Israel

In Israel, Shapiro attended Yeshivas Lomza in

Petah Tikva Petah Tikva (, ), also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of the Old Y ...

and was granted

semikhah ''Semikhah'' () is the traditional term for rabbiinic ordination in Judaism. The original ''semikhah'' was the formal "transmission of authority" from Moses through the generations. This form of ''semikhah'' ceased between 360 and 425 CE. Si ...

(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.

Sources

British Jewry Anticipates Visit Of Harav Moshe Shmuel Shapira

External links

Biography of Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Shapira
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shapira, Moshe Shmuel 1917 births 2006 deaths Rosh yeshivas Rabbis in Mandatory Palestine Mir Yeshiva alumni Immigrants of the Fifth Aliyah