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Lesson 2 of 6·Pirkei Avot: The Misunderstood Masterpiece

The Rise of the House of Hillel

Rabbi Soloveichik unravels the significance of the most famous Talmudic rabbi, Hillel, who summarized the whole of the Torah while standing on one foot and many of whose rulings still govern the lives of observant Jews today.

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Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Meir Soloveichik is the rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel and the director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. His website, containing all of his media appearances, podcasts, and writing, can be found at meirsoloveichik.com.

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1 of 6 What is Avot Really About? The Nature and Purpose of a Rabbinic Masterpiece

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The Rise of the House of Hillel

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

1 of 6 What is Avot Really About? The Nature and Purpose of a Rabbinic Masterpiece

2 of 6 The Rise of the House of Hillel

3 of 6 The “Chosen People” between Universalism and Particularism

4 of 6 The Majesty and Humility of Judah the Prince

5 of 6 Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai and the Creation of Yavneh

6 of 6 The Excommunication of Rabbi Eliezer and the History of Rabbinic Judaism

1 of 6 What is Avot Really About? The Nature and Purpose of a Rabbinic Masterpiece

2 of 6 The Rise of the House of Hillel

3 of 6 The “Chosen People” between Universalism and Particularism

4 of 6 The Majesty and Humility of Judah the Prince

5 of 6 Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai and the Creation of Yavneh

6 of 6 The Excommunication of Rabbi Eliezer and the History of Rabbinic Judaism

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