Rav Nosson Nota Shapiro zt"l
הרב נתן נטע בן שלמה שפירא זצ"ל
Av 13 , 5393
Known As: Megale Amukos
Father's Name: Shlomo Shapiro
Relatives: Rav Pinchos Shapira of Slovita
Rav Nosson Nota Shapiro zt"l
Rabbi Nosson-Nota Shapira [13 Menachem-Av 5393] was a noted rabbinical authority and kabbalist, who at a young age became the Chief Rabbi of Krakow in 1617. He was a main figure in the dissemination of the Kabbalah teachings of "the Holy Ari" of Safed throughout Poland. He is often referred to by the title of his most important book, the "Megaleh Amukot," an astonishing work containing 252 explanations of Moshes' prayer in the first verse of parashas Va'es'chanan.
http://www.ascentofsafed.com/cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=rebbeBios
