Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz
Rabbi Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1726 Shklow, Byelorussia, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Died | September 10, 1791 (aged 64–65) Shepetivka, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Children | 4 |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Yahrtzeit | 10 Elul 5551 |
| Residence | Koretz, Volhynia |
Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz (Hebrew: פִּנְחָס בֵּן אַבְרָהָם אַבָּא שַׁפִירָא מִקוֹרִיץ;[1] 1726 – 10 September 1791) was a Lithuanian Hasidic rabbi, theologian, and disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.
Biography
Born in Shklov, Shapiro was the son of Avraham Abba Shapiro and Sora Rochel Shapiro.[2] His father was a descendant of Nathan Nata Spira, the author of Megaleh Amukot.[3][1]
He had 4 children.[2][4][5] Meir Shapiro was a 5th generation descendant of Shapiro.[6]
Originally of Lithuanian background, Shapiro's family was against Hasidic Judaism; when they moved to the town of Wohlin, his father became a student of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of the hasidic movement. Shapiro also followed the Baal Shem Tov, and became one of his important disciples.[7]
Shapiro's students included the grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, Boruch of Medzhybizh.[7]
In 1790, Shapiro attempted to move to Israel, to Safed. He died on the way and was buried in Shepetivka.[8]
References
- 1 2 "Rabbi Pinchas Schapiro". Geni. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- 1 2 Eliezer Leoni (1959). "Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz: The Origins of Rabbi Pinchas and his Life in Koretz". The Korets Book: In Memory Of Our Community That Is No More. Translated by Goldman, David. Tel Aviv: Former Residents of Korets in Israel. p. 31.
- ↑ Steeble, Susan K. (2008). "Two Tzaddiks: The Teachings of Rebbe Pinchas of Koretz and His Disciple, Rebbe Raphael of Bershad". Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ↑ "Harav Yehudah Meir Shapiro of Shepetovka". Tzadikim. Retrieved 9 Sep 2024.
- ↑ Twersky, Boruch. "Rebbe Pinchas Koritzer (1725-1791)". Chabad.org. Retrieved 9 Sep 2024.
- ↑ "Wahl and Shapiro ancestral connections" (PDF). Balliol College Archives & Manuscripts. Retrieved 9 Sep 2024.
- 1 2 "Rebbe Pinchas of Koritz: Taking God to Court". Gal Einai. 31 Aug 2022. Retrieved 9 Sep 2024.
- ↑ "Rabbi Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz". Breslev Magazine. 17 Apr 2023. Retrieved 9 Sep 2024.