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The Life and Teachings of Hillel (Hardcover)
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The Life and Teachings of Hillel (Hardcover)
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The Life and Teachings of Hillel provides the most comprehensive
treatment ever published of one of the greatest figures in Jewish
tradition. Yitzhak Buxbaum weaves together the various stories
about Hillel along with his teachings and sayings to develop this
ground-breaking portrait, shedding new light on Hillel's
illustrious career, fascinating life, and profound teachings.
Hillel is one of the most important and popular of the talmudic
sages, yet he is mostly known only in the context of two or three
popular stories told about him. Such stories as teaching the
"Golden Rule" of Torah "while standing on one foot," and his
saying, "If I am not for myself, who will be for me, and if I am
for myself alone, who am I," have eclipsed a more complete view of
Hillel's influence and significance. In the rabbinic tradition,
there is much debate between the teachings of the school of Hillel
and that of his contemporary, Shammai. Hillel is often seen as the
more tolerant, softer teacher, with his teachings representing what
we consider "normative" Judaism. Often, the traditions passed down
to modern times are a result of the rabbis' reconciliation of the
two schools, so that Hillel's pure teachings have been lost. The
Life and Teachings of Hillel separates out Hillel's teachings and
looks at them independently of Shammai's. Studied on their own, it
becomes evident that Hillel was actually much more radical and
"hasidic" than is commonly thought. While he is known for
representing the gentler, more loving side of Judaism, in this work
his pious radicalism is also apparent. Readers will be charmed and
fascinated by Hillel's fiery gentleness. The Life and Teachings of
Hillel offers new information about a radiant religious figure, and
it also recovers a side of Jewish tradition that has been lost to
most people.
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