About Moshe Shmuel Shapiro
Lived 1917 – 2006 (aged 88). Moshe Shmuel Shapiro was an Israeli rabbi.
Rabbi 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 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.
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Who was Moshe Shmuel Shapiro?
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When was Moshe Shmuel Shapiro born?
Moshe Shmuel Shapiro was born on 5 August 1917 in Minsk.
When did Moshe Shmuel Shapiro die?
Moshe Shmuel Shapiro died on 30 April 2006 in Be'er Ya'akov.
What was Moshe Shmuel Shapiro's occupation?
Moshe Shmuel Shapiro was a rabbi.
What nationality was Moshe Shmuel Shapiro?
Moshe Shmuel Shapiro was Israeli.
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