Moshe Shmuel Shapiro
Moshe Shmuel Shapiro (1917–2006) was a
.Early life and education
Moshe Shmuel Shapiro's father, Aryeh Shapira, was the son of
, Belarus, where his family had escaped the horrors of World War I.After the war, the Shapira family returned to Białystok where Shapiro studied in the local
In the summer of 1936, Shapiro moved to
In Israel
In Israel, Shapiro attended Yeshivas Lomza in Petah Tikva, where Yechezkel Levenstein recognized his potential. During his time in Lomza, Elazar Shach was the main Talmudic lecturer, while Moshe Shmuel and Rav Shmuel Rozovsky delivered other specialized lectures in Talmud studies. During this time, Shapiro was the teacher of many rabbis, including Chaim Kanievsky.
When Shapiro's first cousin, the
Shapiro was granted
During this period he also became very close to the Chazon Ish
Shapiro consulted with the Chazon Ish and the Brisker Rov on all yeshiva matters. In 1953, on the day of the death of the Karelitz, Shapiro held a two-hour conversation in Torah with the aging sage.
In 1968, Shapiro was repeatedly asked to join the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah by the Beis Yisrael, the Gerrer Rebbe, and Yechezkel Sarna. Eventually he acceded to their request when the latter paid him a personal visit.
Works
From the year 1963 until the year of his death, Shapiro published many Talmudic works on the Orders of