Shai Moshe Piron (Hebrew: שי משה פירון; born 25 January 1965) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi, educator, and politician.

[2] Born in Kfar Vitkin, Piron was ordained as a rabbi, and co-headed the hesder yeshiva in Petah Tikva.

He helped found Tzohar, and runs numerous projects to foster harmony between religious and secular Israelis.

Yesh Atid joined the coalition, and Piron was appointed as Minister of Education replacing Gideon Sa’ar.

Piron lives in the Israeli settlement of Oranit in the occupied West Bank, is married and has six children.