Dr. Rashi Shapiro is a prominent leader in the Orthodox Jewish world of psychology. He was born in 1953 in Washington D.C.and was named after the great rabbinical sage and biblical commentary Rashi. His father was Rabbi Aharon Shapiro was rabbi in Linden NJ and Queens NY. and a professor of economics. His mother Marta Berl Shapiro was a professor of English literature and at age 50 became a lawyer.