Hillel the Elder
Hillel (Hebrew: הִלֵּל Hīllēl; variously called Hillel the Elder, Hillel the Great, or Hillel the Babylonian; died c. 10 CE) was a Jewish religious leader, sage and scholar associated with the development of the Mishnah and the Talmud and the founder of the House of Hillel school of tannaim. He was active during the end of the first century BCE and the beginning of the first century CE.
Hillel | |
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Hillel the Elder teaching a man the meaning of the whole Torah while the man stands on one foot (detail from the Knesset Menorah, Jerusalem) | |
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| Born | Babylon, Parthian Empire |
| Died | c. 10 CE |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Children | Simeon ben Hillel |
| Buried | Meron, Israel |
He is popularly known as the author of two sayings:
(1) "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And being for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?";
(2) "That which is hateful to you, do not do unto your fellow. That is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go and learn."
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