Avraham Shapira, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Chief Rabbi of Israel (1983–1993)
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Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Israel
About Avraham Shapira
- Avraham Shapira (Hebrew: ????? ????? ???? ??????; 20 May 1914, 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.
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