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Bet Hillel
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Bet Hillel. One school of Jewish interpretation of the oral
law. It is frequently contrasted with the other school, Bet Shammai. The schools existed in the 1st and 2nd cents. CE, and
tannaitic literature records many of the controversies. In general, Bet Hillel was considered to be the more lenient of the two.
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Hillel faces new campus challenge: A new president to lead its mission
News Wire article from: Jewish Telegraphic Agency; 12/10/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...without him. For more than 14 years, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life...its next president. "I'm not leaving Hillel, I'm going to Yeshiva," Joel told...move comes as college campuses, where Hillel is the central Jewish organization, have...
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Hillel To Berlin?
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Week; 9/3/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...likely be the site of Western Europe's first Hillel. Avraham Infeld, president of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Life on Campus...Everyone was very interested in persuading Hillel to move in," Infeld told The Jewish Week...
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As Hillel Head Departs, Praise for His Impact on Campus
Newspaper article from: Forward; 12/13/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...the presidency of Yeshiva University, Hillel's international director Richard Joel is being lauded by current and former campus Hillel directors and observers of the Jewish...its helm in 1988, Joel has shepherded Hillel to independence from its parent organization...
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Hillel at 85: Celebrating in cyberspace. Organization recently expanded to 10 campuses in Israel
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 6/16/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Jerusalem Post 06-16-2009 Headline: Hillel at 85: Celebrating in cyberspace. Organization...Page: 04 Tuesday, June 16, 2009 -- Hillel, the world's largest Jewish student...the organization invited friends of Hillel around the world to host their own parties...
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UMass Amherst Hillel awarded: chapter recognized for excellence.
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA); 2/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; This past December, the Hillel Foundation for Jewish Campus Life at...was recognized by the international Hillel organization for excellence in "growing...Vision and Values Awards given out to Hillel centers across the nation, each Hillel...
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Hillel Chairman Edgar Bronfman Visits University of Florida.
PR Newswire; 12/8/2005; 700+ words
; ...business empire and the chairman of the Hillel International Board of Governors, today...leadership. In his ten years as chairman of Hillel, Bronfman has visited over 100 campuses...Hall, the home of University of Florida Hillel. "This visit begins a new cycle that...
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As Hillel Gains in Former Soviet Lands, Wrangling Erupts
Newspaper article from: Forward; 2/25/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Greene, S.A. Forward 02-25-2000 As Hillel Gains in Former Soviet Lands, Wrangling Erupts KONCHA ZASPA, Ukraine -- As Hillel steps up its efforts to win over Jewish...than 60 affiliates in six republics, Hillel leaders take pride in being the former...
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Hillel gets new muscle in push for Jewish renewal
News Wire article from: Jewish Telegraphic Agency; 5/31/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Jewish Telegraphic Agency 05-31-1995 Hillel gets new muscle in push for Jewish renewal...Bronfman and Richard M. Joel was that Hillel, the 70-year-old network of Jewish...to introduce the community to the new Hillel, reincarnated and rejuvenated as the...
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HILLEL FOUNDATIONS LOOKING FOR FUNDS TO INCREASE RESPONSE TO
News Wire article from: Jewish Telegraphic Agency; 11/4/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...Jewish Telegraphic Agency 11-04-1992 HILLEL FOUNDATIONS LOOKING FOR FUNDS TO INCREASE...international director of B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations already has one in place...under-utilizing this vital resource. Hillel's $17 million overall budget, including...
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Hillel's ideal of leadership
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 2/10/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Jerusalem Post 02-10-2006 Headline: Hillel's ideal of leadership Byline: Reuven...Page: 32 Friday, February 10, 2006 -- Hillel, the Babylonian immigrant who, in the...of his disciples. A brief statement of Hillel's found in the Mishna (Avot 1:12...
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Hillel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Hillel Hillel (ca. 60 B.C.-A.D. ca. 10) was a Jewish scholar and founder...spiritual heads of Jewry until the 5th century. Sources of information about Hillel are meager and must be sifted from many legends which subsequent generations...
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Abba Hillel Silver
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Abba Hillel Silver Abba Hillel Silver (1893-1963), rabbi and Zionist leader, was considered...Choose Life (1967). Additional Sources Raphael, Marc Lee, Abba Hillel Silver: a profile in American Judaism, New York: Holmes &...
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Bet Hillel
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Bet Hillel. One school of Jewish interpretation of the oral law . It is frequently contrasted...CE, and tannaitic literature records many of the controversies. In general, Bet Hillel was considered to be the more lenient of the two.
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Johanan ben Zakkai
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...youngest among the numerous disciples of the great Hillel and also of Hillel's opponent Shammai. It therefore appears that Johanan...Sanhedrin, probably because he was not a descendant of Hillel or of Davidic stock, as Hillel was. He nonetheless...
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Shammai
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...opposition to the liberal teachings of Hillel . He and his school interpreted the Law...conflict between the schools of Shammai and Hillel continued long after their leaders' deaths, with the school of Hillel gaining ascendancy after AD 70. However...
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