Hillel

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Hillel is a Hebrew name that, when used without qualification, most usually refers to:

• Hillel the Elder, also Hillel the Babylonian (end of first century BCE to beginning of first century CE). This Hillel is considered the greatest sage of the Second Temple period.

The name has also been held by several other famous Jewish rabbis and thinkers:

• Hillel II (330–365 CE) The son of Judah Nesiah, grandson of Gamliel IV. Nasi of the Jewish community of his day.
• Hillel, son of Gamaliel III (third century CE) This Hillel was the son of Gamliel III, grandson of Judah ha-Nasi, and younger brother of Judah Nesiah. His sayings are recorded in the Talmud, but he is usually only referred to as "Hillel"; this ambiguity has led to confusion over whether these statements were made by him or by Hillel the Elder.
• Hillel ben Eliakim (12th century CE), Rabbi and talmudic scholar in Greece. He is sometimes cited as "Hillel of Greece" or "Hillel of Romania".
• Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi (1615–1690), Lithuanian rabbi.
• Hillel ben Samuel (c. 1220–c. 1295 CE), Rabbi, physician, and philosopher who lived in some cities of Italy and died in Forlì
• Judah Loen Landau, (1866-1942). Wrote under the pseudonym of Hillel ben Shakhar. European born and educated South African rabbi, playwright, poet.
• Yehoshua Bar-Hillel, (1915-1975), was a 20th century machine translation researcher.

Also:

• Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is a non-denominational Jewish college organization.

• Hillel Slovak original guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers

• "Hillel Ben Shakhar" mentioned in Isaiah 14:12-14 means "son of dawn", a poetic epithet of the king of Babylon; see Lucifer

• Hillel Day School, a private Jewish day school in Farmington Hills, Michigan

• Rutgers Hillel is a Jewish student organization serving Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.