Tanakh Lessons, part 2.
Chapter 1 (Bereshit). With Natalie Dekel. We’re going to learn Torah, which is a Jewish Book of scriptures. And the most important thing is: it’s the human experience of being spiritual in the human body. Judaism believes that (it’s not a religion;...Tanakh Lessons, part 1.
Chapter 1 (Bereshit), verse 1-8. With Gil Dekel. Gil: We’re going to look at Tanakh (Tanach). What is Tanakh? Yael: The Holy Text. Gil: Torah Navi’im K’Ttuvim: Taf, Nun, Khaf. Together we call it Tanach תנך. Chapter Bereshit; what does Bereshit mean?...Rabbi Efraim Eliezer Tzvi Hirsh Charlap Gaon Mezeritz — רבי אפרים אליעזר צבי הירש חרל״פ הגאון ממעזריטש
[לעיברית, ראו למטה] By Dr. Gil Dekel. Rabbi Efraim was born circa 1780 in the city of Tykocin (Tiktin), not far from the county Bialystok, to his father Rabbi Zeev Yehuda[1] and his mother, Gitel. From an early age he was known as a great scholar.[2] He served as a...Origins of the Yahya family name (with short biographies of a few members)
By Doctor Gil Dekel. The Yahya (יחייא) family can be traced some 1000 years back to the 11th century Portugal, and before that to the Hebrew Exilarchs of ancient Babylonia[1]. This article looks at the origin and meanings of the name ‘Yahya’ and ‘Ibn Yahya’, sharing...The Historian R. Gedalya Ibn Yahya
By Dr. Abraham David. Edited by Dr. Gil Dekel. The closing period of the Middle Ages, from the Spanish Expulsion until the late sixteenth century, saw the appearance of Jewish historiographical compositions of varied length and quality. The majority were written by...The Kuzari book and the ibn Yahya family
By Dr. Gil Dekel When Yehuda Halevi’s philosophical book ha-Kuzari was completed circa 1140, the moveable-type printing press was not invented as yet. And so, the book was copied by hand for over 350 years. Then, in the year 1506, the book was finally printed for the...King David Dynasty: the Charlap family ascension.
The ancestry lineage from King David down to the Exilarchs, Ibn Yahya (בן חיים) family, and Charlap (חרל”פ) family. — David, 2nd king of lsrael and Judah. b. ca 1040 B.C.E. Reigned ca 1004-968 {or 970, the year he died} B.C.E. {Reigned over the United Kingdom of Israel. Buried at King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion, Jerusalem, Israel. דוד המלך. דָּוִד בֶּן יִשַׁי}.
Rabbi Abraham Ibn Daud – Sefer Hakabbalah — ספר הקבלה – רב אברהם בן-דוד
Rabbi Abraham Ibn-Daud – Sefer Hakabbalah. Sefer ha-Qabbalah. ספר הקבלה לרב אברהם בן דוד (ראב”ד) Rabbi Abraham Ibn-Daud (ben David) Halevi, known as Rabad (born circa 1110; died 1180). A prominent scholar and translator, arguably he “…introduced Arabic numerals...The Book of Destiny – Toledot Charlap – Chapter XXVI
The four centuries that our ancestors spent in Spain roughly coincide with what has been called the Golden Age. It was the age of Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Yehuda Halevi, and Maimonides.