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.
Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Charlap יעקב משה חרל"פ | |
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 Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Charlap | |
| Title | Rosh Yeshiva of the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva |
| Personal | |
| Born | 16 November 1882 |
| Died | December 6, 1951 (aged 69) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Buried | Sanhedria Cemetery, Jerusalem |
Rabbi 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
editRabbi 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; Rabbi Charlap was particularly influenced by Rabbi Kook's thought.[3]
When the Sha'arei Hesed neighborhood of Jerusalem was established outside the Old City in 1908, Rabbi Charlap was appointed rabbi of the neighborhood.[2]
In 1924, when Rabbi Kook established the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva, Rabbi 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] His grandson was Rabbi Zevulun Charlop.
References
edit- ^ "Rabbi Yakov Moshe Charlap". Geni.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d Thomson, Gale. "ḤARLAP, JACOB MOSES BEN ZEBULUN". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ a b "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.