Hillel

[ hil-el, -eyl, -uhl, hi-leyl; Sephardic Hebrew hee-lel ]

noun

1. ha-Zaken, c60 b.c.–a.d. 9?, Palestinian rabbi, president of the Sanhedrin and interpreter of Biblical law: first to formulate definitive hermeneutic principles.

Hillel

/ ˈhɪlɛl; -ləl /

noun

1. Hillel?60 bc?9 adMJewishBabylonianRELIGION: rabbi ?60 bc –?9 ad , rabbi, born in Babylonia; president of the Sanhedrin. He was the first to formulate principles of biblical interpretation

Example Sentences

Gore said attending Birthright initially seemed like a “natural extension” of her upbringing, which had involved Jewish sleepaway camp, Hebrew school, and college Hillel.

From Slate

Many of the wounded have been evacuated to Hillel Yaffe Medical Centre in nearby Hadera - with others being taken to hospitals in Tel Hashomer, Haifa, Afula and Netanya.

From BBC

“Following the attacks on Oct. 7, our campus faced an unfathomable campus climate that made it very difficult for Jewish students, Jewish faculty and other members of the Jewish community to feel comfortable expressing their Judaism, never mind their connections to Israel,” Dan Gold, executive director of Hillel at UCLA, said to the audience before the reading began.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was very intrigued by the fact that an Irish Catholic couple felt strongly enough to go to Israel and interview people and write this verbatim play,” said Perla Karney, artistic director of The Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at Hillel at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times

Gillath, who is Jewish and active in USC Hillel, said he hoped USC would make sure any new rules were “applied predictably, fairly and equitably to people across the board, no matter what side of the issue they are on.”

From Los Angeles Times