Career
He had an important role in spreading Isaac Luria"s teachings throughout Poland. Spira was the author of the Megaleh Amukot. Spira was a student of Meir Lublin.
Spira descended from a rabbinical family, which traced its lineage as far back to Rashi, the noted 11th-century French commentator.
His father was Solomon Spira. Spira was Chief Rabbi of Krakow, but refused a salary.