Avraham Shapira
Rabbi Avraham Shapira אברהם שפירא | |
|---|---|
| Title | Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 1910 |
| Died | 27 September 2007 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Hardal |
| Began | 1983 |
| Ended | 1993 |
| Buried | Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery, Jerusalem |
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Avraham Shapira (Hebrew: אברהם אלקנה כהנא שפירא; c. 1910, Jerusalem – 27 September 2007) was a prominent rabbi in the Religious Zionist world. Shapira had been the head of the Rabbinical court of Jerusalem, and both a member and the head of the Supreme Rabbinic Court. He served as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1983 to 1993. Shapira was the rosh yeshiva of Mercaz haRav in Jerusalem, a position he held since Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Kook died in 1982.