Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz
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Rabbi
Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz
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| Born | 1726 |
| Died | October 18, 1791 (aged 64–65) |
| Religion | Judaism |
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| Yahrtzeit | 10 Elul 5551 |
| Residence | Koretz, Volhynia |
Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz (Hebrew: פִּנְחָס בֵּן אַבְרָהָם אַבָּא שַׁפִירָא מִקוֹרִיץ; 1726 – 10 September 1791) was a Lithuanian Chasidic rabbi and theologian who was a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.
Biography
He was the son of Rabbi Avraham Abba Shapiro and Sora Rochel Shapiro. Pinchas's father was a descendant of Rabbi Nathan Nata Spira, the author of Megaleh Amukot. His son Moshe was born in 1759.
Born in Shklov, Pinchas was named after his paternal grandfather, described as "the famous and great scholar Rabbi Pinchas from Shklov."