Pirkei Avot—The Misunderstood Masterpiece Ep. 2: The Rise of the House of Hillel
Meir Soloveichik
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The Story of Hile's House
Hilel's house won in the end because hi students and followers personified not only creativity, but also openness to others in their halachic epistemology. Hilel fathers a school that becomes normative through its recognition as he recognized that answers can also come from others. Meanwhile, it is hilal himself whose magnificence has been misunderstood by so many. Whose maxims are cited by every one, but often without true understanding of who he was and what he represented. It actually behooves us all to heed hilel's words, the words that are often forgotten, which are zil gumor, go and learn. Take the next step forward.
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