Yaakov Moshe Charlap
| Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Charlap יעקב משה חרל"פ | |
|---|---|
| Rosh Yeshiva of the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva | |
 Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Charlap | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 November 1882 Jerusalem |
| Died |
December 6, 1951 (aged 69) Jerusalem |
| Buried | Sanhedria Cemetery, Jerusalem |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Charlap (Hebrew: יעקב משה חרל"פ, born 16 November 1882, died 6 December, 1951)[1] was an Orthodox rabbi, talmudist, kabbalist, Rosh Yeshiva of the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva, and a disciple of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook.
Charlap served as rabbi of the Sha'arei Hesed neighborhood in central Jerusalem, and author of the Mei Marom series of books on Jewish thought.[2]
Biography
Charlap was born in Jerusalem in 1882, where his father served as a rabbinic judge (dayyan) in the bet din of Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin.[2]
Shortly after Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook arrived in Israel in 1904, the two developed a close relationship; Charlap was particularly influenced by Kook's thought.[3]
When the Sha'arei Hesed neighborhood of Jerusalem was established outside the Old City in 1908, Charlap was appointed rabbi of the neighborhood. [2]
In 1924, when Rabbi Kook established the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva, Charlap was appointed Rosh Yeshiva, a position he held until his death in 1951.[2]
When the State of Israel was founded in 1948, he expressed both orally and in writing that this event signified “the beginning of the redemption”.[3]
Among his notable students were rabbis Yehuda Amital, Shaul Yisraeli, Moshe-Zvi Neria, and Avraham Zuckerman.
He died in 1951 and is buried in the Sanhedria Cemetery of Jerusalem.[4]
References
- ↑ "Rabbi Yakov Moshe Charlap". Geni.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 Thomson, Gale. "ḤARLAP, JACOB MOSES BEN ZEBULUN". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- 1 2 "Harlap, Jacob". Beit Hatfutsot. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ "Yahrzeit Observances – Kislev 5772" (PDF). Union of Synagogues in Israel. 2011. p. 3. Retrieved 8 October 2012.