Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz

Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz
Rabbi; Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz
Personal
Born	1726; Shklow, Byelorussia, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Died	October 18, 1791 (aged 64–65); Shepetivka, Volhynia, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Religion	Judaism
Parents	Avraham Abba Shapiro (father); Sora Rochel Shapiro (mother);
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 Galician Chasidic rabbi and disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.

Biography

He was the son of Rabbi Avraham Abba Shapiro and Sora Rochel Shapiro.[2] Pinchas's father was a descendant of Rabbi Nathan Nata Spira, the author of Megaleh Amukot.[3][1] His son Moshe was born in 1759.[2]}}

Born in Shklov, Pinchas was named after his paternal grandfather, described as "the famous and great scholar Rabbi Pinchas from Shklov."[2]

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References

"Rabbi Pinchas Schapiro". Geni. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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.

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[Geni-1] "Rabbi Pinchas Schapiro". Geni. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

[JGen-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.

[3] Steeble, Susan K. (2008). "Two Tzaddiks: The Teachings of Rebbe Pinchas of Koretz and His Disciple, Rebbe Raphael of Bershad". Retrieved 4 May 2019.