Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz (Hebrew: פִּנְחָס בֵּן אַבְרָהָם אַבָּא שַׁפִירָא מִקוֹרִיץ;[1] 1726 – 10 September 1791) was a Lithuanian Chasidic rabbi and theologian who was a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.
[2] R' Pinchas' father was a descendant of Rabbi Nathan Nata Spira, the author of Megaleh Amukot.
[3][1] He was named after his paternal grandfather, described as "the famous and great scholar Rabbi Pinchas from Shklov.
[8] Originally of Lithuanian background, R' Pinchas' family was against chasidus, but when they moved to the town of Wohlin, his father became a student of the Baal Shem Tov, who was known as the founder of the chasidic movement.
[9] R' Pinchas had many students, including the grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, Rabbi Boruch of Medzhybizh.