Moshe Shmuel Shapiro

Moshe Shmuel Shapiro (; 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.

Sources

• British Jewry Anticipates Visit Of Harav Moshe Shmuel Shapira
• HaRav Moshe Shmuel Shapira zt'l

External links

• Biography of Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Shapira