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• Hillel and Shammai.
• In the first century BCE, Babylonian born Hillel (later known as Hillel the Elder) migrated to Palestine to study and worked as a woodcutter, eventually becoming the most influential force in Jewish life. Hillel is said to have lived in such great poverty that he was sometimes unable to pay the admission fee to study Torah, and because of him that fee was abolished. ... One of his most famous sayings, recorded in Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers, a tractate of the Mishnah), is "If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, then what am I? And if not now, when?" The Hillel organization, a network of Jewish college student organizations, is named for him. Hillel and his descendants established academies of learning and were the leaders of Palestinean Jewry for several centuries. The Hillel dynasty ended with the death of Hillel II in 365 CE.
• Hillel the Elder's friendly adversary was Palestinean born Shammai, about whom little is known except that he was a builder, known for the strictness of his views. ... Hillel did not share Shammai's fear and therefore was more liberal in his view of law.
• Hillel was the more popular of the two scholars, and he was chosen by the Sanhedrin, the supreme Jewish court, to serve as its president. While Hillel and Shammai themselves did not differ on a great many basic issues of Jewish law, their disciples were often in conflict. The Talmud records over 300 differences of opinion between Beit Hillel (the House of Hillel) and Beit Shammai (the House of Shammai). The Rabbis of the Talmud generally sided with the rulings of the School of Hillel, although the Sages believed that both views were valid. Sixteenth-century kabbalist Rabbi Isaac Luria (the “Ari”) said that not only are both the words of the House of Shammai and the House of Hillel enduring on the conceptual level, but each has its time and place on the pragmatic level as well. In our present world, we follow the rulings of the House of Hillel, but in the era of Messiah, the majority opinion will shift in favor of the House of Shammai, and their rulings will then be implemented. The Ari believed that in our present reality, where divine commandments must be imposed upon an imperfect world, the rulings of the House of Hillel represent the ultimate in conformity to the divine will, while the rulings of the House of Shammai represent an ideal that is too lofty for our present state (which is why we perceive them as “stricter” and more confining), and can only be realized on the conceptual level. ...
• Hillel's rulings were often based on concern for the welfare of the individual. For example with regard to the remarriage of an aguna, whose husband is not known with certainty to be alive or dead, the view of Hillel (and most of his colleagues) was that she can remarry even on the basis of indirect evidence of the husband's death. ... Another example of his leniency as compared with Shammai involves converts; Hillel favored the admission of proselytes into Judaism even when they made unreasonable demands, such as one did by demanding that the whole Torah be taught to him quickly "while standing on one foot. " Hillel accepted this person as eligible for conversion, whereas Shammai dismissed him as not serious about Judaism.

• This is the official web site of the Bowling Green State University's Hillel, the Jewish students' organization serving the BGSU community. We are affiliated with the worldwide Hillel Jewish student movement. ...
• Bowling Green State University's Hillel is sponsored by BGSU & the United Jewish Council of Greater Toledo.

• Hillel is the organization for Jewish students on the Wellesley campus. Hillel provides religious, social, educational, and cultural activities for the Jewish and non-Jewish populations alike. ... Wellesley Hillel is unique because it celebrates holidays with the entire college community.   Programs such as the annual campus Black-Jewish Seder and opportunities for students to do home-stays with Wellesley Jewish alumnae, faculty and staff are part of what make the Wellesley Hillel experience special.    In addition, Hillel sponsors campus-wide events such as Big/Little sister TV nights and "Lunch and Learns" on various topics. Wellesley Hillel strives to recognize all branches of the Jewish faith. ... Wellesley Hillel's home base is located on the third floor of Billings in the Schneider Student Center. The Hillel Lounge offers students a place for both relaxation and worship. ...
• Wellesley Hillel | 2nd Floor Billings Hall, Schneider Center | Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 .
• For questions, contact: Patti Sheinman, Interim Hillel Director | 781-283-2687 | psheinma@wellesley. ...
• (C) 2000-2004, Wellesley College Hillel | Site designed & maintained by: Erica dela Cruz.
• HILLEL HOME | OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL LIFE.

• About Hillel .
• Northwestern University Hillel WELCOME TO THE FIEDLER HILLEL CENTER AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.
• Every year, The Fiedler Hillel Center brings in major speakers, including Jewish entertainers. ... The Fiedler Hillel Center sponsors more than 30 students groups and activities. ...
• Hillel.
• The Fiedler Hillel Center, a division of the Hillels of Illinois, is funded by the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago, Jewish Federations throughout Illinois, and Hillel--The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.
• • Evanston, IL 60201 • (847) 467-HILL (4455) • Fax (847) 467-4445 • hillel@northwestern. ...

• Hillel is the organization for Jewish students on the Wellesley campus. Hillel provides religious, social, educational, and cultural activities for the Jewish and non-Jewish populations alike. ... Wellesley Hillel strives to recognize all branches of the Jewish faith. ... Wellesley Hillel's home base is located on the third floor of Billings in the Schneider Student Center. The Hillel Lounge offers students a place for both relaxation and worship. ...
• Wellesley Hillel | 2nd Floor Billings Hall, Schneider Center | Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 .
• For questions, contact: Patti Sheinman, Interim Hillel Director | 781-283-2687 | psheinma@wellesley. ...
• (C) 2000-2004, Wellesley College Hillel | Site designed & maintained by: Erica dela Cruz.
• HILLEL HOME | OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL LIFE.

• Hillel is, of course, primarily a spiritual and intellectual home for Boston University's Jewish students. ...
• November 2004: Florence & Chafetz Hillel House construction progresses. ...
• On August 3, the president of Boston University Students for Israel visited the new Hillel House. ...
• June 23, 2004: Members of the Boston University Hillel National Advisory Board (BUHNAB) met at Hillel and toured the construction site of The Florence & Chafetz Hillel House scheduled to open during the 2004-2005 academic year. The BUHNAB is comprised of alumni and friends from across the country who are involved in furthering the mission of Hillel.
• (l-r) Oscar Wasserman, President, Board of Directors of Hillel at Boston University, Sharon and Bruce Yudewitz of North Miami, Florida, Jeffrey Parker of Englewood, New Jersey, Chairman BU Hillel National Board of Advisors, Rabbi Polak, Lilka Elbaum of Boston, Bonnie Artman Anfang and Wayne Zuckerman, both of Livingston, New Jersey. ...
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• Hillel House.

• , spoke about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a lecture at Wooster, which was sponsored by Hillel. ...
• This has been a very active year for Hillel at the College of Wooster. ...
• As far as faculty, there are about a dozen Jewish professors who support Hillel to some degree. ...
• As I see it, Hillel on this campus serves several functions. ... I should add that most Jewish students choose not to participate in Hillel on a regular basis. ... I didn't participate in Hillel in college, so I fully identify with those students. ...
• Faculty Advisor to Hillel and Associate Professor of History.
• Hillel's purpose is to increase its members' own appreciation of Judaism through both religious and social activities and to stimulate interest in and understanding of Judaism among all members of the campus community. Hillel holds weekly lunch meetings throughout the academic year, as well as Shabbat and Havdalah dinner services. Some Hillel activities are connected with visiting speakers, including, in recent years, Chaim Potok, Elie Wiesel, and Herbert Hochhauser. Hillel members have also participated in community service activities, held formal ceremonies for festivals and holidays, and participated in inter-faith programs with other religiously affiliated groups on campus. ...
• In the spring of 1995, Hillel and other groups on campus sponsored a lecture by Dr. ...
• Hillel also sponsors a Krystallnacht poetry reading and remembrance service that is open to all students. A Passover Model Seder, held yearly at the Wooster Inn, is led by students of Hillel with the purpose of exposing the greater campus community to the traditions and ceremonies of Passover and Judaism as a whole. ...
• In the future, Hillel hopes to incorporate more special and cultural events into its program. ... Hillel's main goals remain to expose the students and community of Wooster to Judaism and to build strong bonds between the students of Hillel and the larger Wooster community.

• Since 1947, Hillel School has welcomed students of all Jewish backgrounds and affiliations. ...
• Hillel School's doors are open to students from kindergarten through eighth grade. ...
• Hillel School is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester, Inc.
• Hillel School serves children in K-8 and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin or gender in the administration of its educational policies, admissions, scholarship or loan programs.

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• Shalom and welcome to Hillel at Franklin & Marshall College! .

• Hillel .
• Hillel was born in Babylon about 75 BC and died about 15 AD. He was a famous scribe and Rabbi and founded the School of Hillel around 20 BC. Like so many other rabbis, Hillel was in the trades, being a laborer and a woodcutter. ...
• The best way to describe Hillel is to contrast his teaching with his contemporaries. ... The school of Hillel was more tolerant and would follow the maxims of their master, "Be one of the disciples of Aaron, a lover of peace, following after peace, loving all mankind, and drawing them to the law. " The followers of Shammai were conservative and factious; Hillel's followers were liberal and universal. Shammai held to a fundamentalist legalism, stressing property rights; Hillel placed more importance on tolerance and human rights. The difference here between Hillel and the Zealots is of course obvious, there was no peace for the Zealots. ...
• Jesus would come closest to Hillel in the liberal message of peace and freedom but the difference was more in style than substance. Hillel would rest with outside precedence; Jesus would speak with an inner authority. Hillel taught his students in classes to separatist students; Jesus taught in the streets and hilltops to sinners and outcasts. The familiar story of Hillel was of the question that a non-Jew asked of him; if Hillel could teach him the whole law standing on one leg, he would become a proselyte. ...
• The Great Sanhedrin Council was presided over by Hillel until his death. ... The road to liberation has been paved by those who have had the wisdom and insight to grasp the great truths taught by the School of Hillel. ... Hillel said, "Where there are no men, be a man. " Hillel was among the greatest of men. ...

• San Francisco Hillel is a beneficiary of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, The Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, Sinai Memorial Chapel, Meyer Trust and The Koret Foundation, The Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, and is accredited by Hillel International: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.
• San Francisco Hillel, a home away from home is the center for Jewish life on all San Francisco campuses. ...
• Welcome to SF Hillel! .
• SF Hillel hosts exciting and innovative social, cultural, educational and religious events. ...

• The Michigan State University Hillel has Moved.

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