R. Samuel Shalam (d. 1760), scholar and emissary. Born in Salonika, Shalem was a pupil of R. Abraham Gategno. In 1745 he went to Constantinople, emigrating from there to Tiberias. During his life in Salonika he spoke with Erez Israel emissaries, and he quoted several Torah novellae in his writings that he heard from Hebron and Safed emissaries. From 1755 he traveled for about five years as emissary from Tiberias to Turkey, Italy, France, and Germany. The letter concerning his mission - written by the hakhamim of Tiberias and describing the troubles of Tiberias in the wake of the wars between the sons of the sheikh Dahir el-Omar, ruler of Tiberias - is extant. The collection of his responsa includes many of his halakhic replies to problems raised in the communities of Izmir, Turin, Avignon, Ferrara, Verona, Leghorn, Trier, Metz, Hamburg, etc. He died in Izmir on his return journey.