Hillel
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Hillel may refer to:
Biblical
Talmudic
Medieval
Modern
Organizations
Biblical
- Hillel, the father of AbdonAbdon (Judges)Abdon , was the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, and was the tenth Judge of Israel mentioned in the Book of Judges. . He was a member of the tribe of Ephraim, and in the biblical account was credited with having forty sons and thirty grandsons. He judged Israel for eight years...
, a minor character in the Book of Judges
Talmudic
- Hillel the ElderHillel the ElderHillel was a famous Jewish religious leader, one of the most important figures in Jewish history. He is associated with the development of the Mishnah and the Talmud...
(~110 BCE - 10 CE), also called Hillel the Babylonian, considered the greatest sage of the Second Temple period - Hillel IIHillel IIHillel II, also known simply as Hillel held the office of Nasi of the ancient Jewish Sanhedrin between 320 and 385 CE. He was the son and successor of Judah III. He was a Jewish communal and religious authority, circa 330 - 365 CE...
(330 – 365 CE), son of Judah III, grandson of Gamliel IV. Nasi of the Jewish community of his day. He is recognized as the founder of the contemporary Jewish (lunar/solar) calendar - Hillel, son of Gamaliel IIIHillel, son of Gamaliel IIIHillel, son of Gamaliel III, was a Jewish scholar in the 3rd century CE. He was son of Gamaliel III, brother of Judah II, and probably a pupil of his grandfather Judah I.Of his early history nothing is known...
(third century CE) This Hillel was the son of Gamliel III, grandson of Judah ha-Nasi, and younger brother of Judah Nesiah
Medieval
- Hillel ben EliakimHillel ben EliakimHillel ben Eliakim, known in Hebrew to Talmud scholars as Rabbeinu Hillel, , was a Greek rabbi and Talmud scholar...
(12th century CE), Rabbi and talmudic scholar in Greece. He is sometimes cited as "Hillel of Greece" or "Hillel of Romania". - Hillel ben Samuel (c. 1220 – c. 1295 CE), Rabbi, physician, and philosopher who lived in some cities of Italy and died in Forlì
- Hillel ben Naphtali ZeviHillel ben Naphtali ZeviHillel ben Naphtali Zevi was a Lithuanian rabbi.He was born at Brest-Litovsk in 1615; died at Zolkiev January 3, 1690. After he had studied under Hirsh Darshan, Hillel went to Vilna, where from 1650 to 1651 he was a member of the rabbinical college...
(1615 – 1690), Lithuanian rabbi
Modern
- Yehoshua Bar-HillelYehoshua Bar-HillelYehoshua Bar-Hillel was an Israeli philosopher, mathematician, and linguist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, best known for his pioneering work in machine translation and formal linguistics.- Biography :...
, (1915 – 1975), philosopher, mathematician and linguist best known for work in machine translation and formal linguistics - Hillel SlovakHillel SlovakHillel Slovak was an Israeli-American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of the Los Angeles rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers...
, (1962 – 1988) original guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers - Shlomo HillelShlomo HillelShlomo Hillel is an Iraqi-born Israeli diplomat and politician who served as Speaker of the Knesset, Minister of Police and Minister of Internal Affairs. He was also an ambassador to several countries in Africa.-Biography:...
, former Israeli politician and Speaker of the Knesset
Organizations
- Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeHillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeHillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, working with thousands of college students globally...
is a Jewish college organization with branches at many colleges and universities - Hillel Day SchoolHillel Day SchoolHillel Day School is a private, Jewish day school in Farmington Hills, Michigan which was founded in 1958. It provides both secular and Judaic studies instruction for students from preschool through eighth grade...
, a private Jewish day school in Farmington Hills, Michigan
See also
- The etymology of the word "Hallel"
- House of HillelHouse of HillelThe House of Hillel , also known as the Academy of Hillel, founded by the famed Hillel the Elder, is a school of Jewish law and thought that thrived in 1st century B.C.E.Jerusalem. The House of Hillel is most widely known for its hundreds of disputes with the Beit Shammai, founded by Shammai, a...