The Hillel narratives
Subtitle: what the tales of the first rabbi can teach us about our Judaism
By: Louis Rieser.
Publisher: Ben Yehuda Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Teaneck, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781934730225
Subjects: Hillel, -- 1st cent. B.C./1st cent. A.D; Talmud -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Tannaim
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: A few definitions; title: Rites of passage: the story of Hillel's debut (Talmud Bavli Yoma 35b); title: On one foot: the sages' educational method (Bavli Shabbat 30b); title: Hillel's ascent to power (Tosefta Pesachim 4:11); title: Hillel's leadership redux (Yerushalmi Pesachim 39a/6:1 & Bavli Pesachim 66a); title: Hillel's maxims; title: Conclusion: what the tales of the first rabbi can teach us about our Judaism.