Hillel
"ha-Zaken", c60 b.c.–a.d. 9?, Palestinian rabbi, president of the Sanhedrin and interpreter of Biblical law: first to formulate definitive hermeneutic principles.
- Compare Beth Hillel.
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How to use Hillel in a sentence
Olmert may well fit this category, as well as the real estate developer of the Holyland project, Hillel Cherny.
Ehud Olmert’s Sentencing Won’t Be a Day of Reckoning for Israel’s Leaders | Alon Ben-Meir | May 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn January, a Hebrew school teacher named Hillel Wertheimer was beaten after returning from synagogue to his home in Kiev.
As Israelis, we can testify that Hillel is increasingly excluding more of us, whose nation Hillel purports to embrace.
How Hillel Is Losing Touch With the People It Purports to Embrace | Israeli Opposition Network | December 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSwarthmore Hillel may need to take a new name (I suggest the obvious “Shammai”).
Swarthmore Hillel Breaks From Guidelines Over Ban on ‘Anti-Zionist’ Speakers | Elisheva Goldberg | December 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTStill, some introspection on the part of Hillel International might be worthwhile.
Swarthmore Hillel Breaks From Guidelines Over Ban on ‘Anti-Zionist’ Speakers | Elisheva Goldberg | December 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The ancient Hillel was accustomed to address the assemblages on these occasions.
Hillel ben Samuel as well as Levi ben Gerson discuss this question in detail.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikHillel ben Samuel does not tower as a giant in medival Jewish literature.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikThe Neo-Platonic emanation theory is clearly enunciated in Hillel's definition.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikHillel answers this objection by saying that these emotions do not pertain to the soul as such.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac Husik
British Dictionary definitions for Hillel
/ (ˈhɪlɛl, -ləl) /
?60 bc –?9 ad, rabbi, born in Babylonia; president of the Sanhedrin. He was the first to formulate principles of biblical interpretation
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