The Book of Destiny – Toledot Charlap – Chapter XXIX

The Book of Destiny – Toledot Charlap – Chapter XXIX

By Arthur F. Menton and Dr. Gil Dekel for additional notes {in brackets}, corrections, and images.   Chapter XXIX – The Family of Ze’ev Ben Avraham of Tykocin Page 483 Rabbi Ze’ev Ben Avraham Charlap and his wife Gittel established their home in...
King David Dynasty: the Charlap family ascension.

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}.

The Book of Destiny – Toledot Charlap – Chapter XXIX

The Book of Destiny – Toledot Charlap – Chapter XXV

Charlap {חרל”פ} was the ancestral honorary title of our family. {The surnames} Ser and Kiejsmacher were arbitrary names assigned near the beginning of the nineteenth century. The Charlaps were descended from King David. Relatives who belonged on totally different branches of the family tree and who had never had connections with one another presented documents claiming Davidic ancestry.

Israel

Israel

Haifa-2015-(20)Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa, Israel. (Photo: Gil Dekel, 2015). Rosh-Hanikra-(5)Rosh HaNikra. Caves and tunnels formed by the sea in the soft chalk rock. Israel. (Photo: Gil Dekel, 2019). Haifa-2019-(15)College (High School) in Haifa, Israel....
Emotional Slices of Light.

Emotional Slices of Light.

Photographic installation artist Katayoun Dowlatshahi interviewed by Gil Dekel. Gil Dekel: You are tracing light onto glass using a method called Carbon Photography. How did you develop the idea of ‘light drawings’? [1] Katayoun Dowlatshahi: In 1998 I spent a year as...