Hillel

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Hillel is a Hebrew name of several prominent historical men and modern organizations.

Contents 1 People named "Hillel" 1.1 Biblical 1.2 Talmudic 1.3 Medieval 1.4 Modern 2 Organizations named "Hillel" 3 See also

[edit] People named "Hillel"

[edit] Biblical

• Hillel was the father of Abdon, a minor character in the Book of Judges.
• "Hellel Ben Shakhar" is mentioned in Isaiah 14:12-14 means "son of dawn", a poetic epithet of the king of Babylon; see Lucifer.

[edit] Talmudic

• 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.
• Hillel II (330 – 365 CE) The son of Judah III, 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.

[edit] Medieval

• 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 Samuel (c. 1220 – c. 1295 CE), Rabbi, physician, and philosopher who lived in some cities of Italy and died in Forlì
• Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi (1615 – 1690), Lithuanian rabbi.

[edit] Modern

• 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.
• Hillel Slovak, original guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Shlomo Hillel, former Israeli politician and Speaker of the Knesset

[edit] Organizations named "Hillel"

• Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is a non-denominational Jewish college organization.
• Hillel Day School, a private Jewish day school in Farmington Hills, Michigan

[edit] See also

• The etymology of the word "Hallel"