Rabbi Yehuda Meir Shapiro, (March 3, 1887 - October 27, 1933), was a prominent Hasidic rabbi and rosh yeshiva and the creator of the Daf Yomi, a seven-year cycle of the learning of a page of Talmud a day, in 1923. Rabbi Meir Shapiro was born in the city of Shatz, Romania, in 1887. He was a descendant of Rabbi Pinchas Shapiro of Korets. From an early age, he was known as an outstanding leader and gifted speaker. He was appointed Rabbi of Gliniany at the age of 24, … Wikipedia
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