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So has Judaism in general been partial to Hillel as opposed to his friendly, ideological rival Shammai. One reason for that is because Hillel was more willing to listen and try to understand those he disagreed with, than Shammai was. Also, though, Shammai tends to be stricter in his rulings, while Hillel is more lenient, and human nature is such that we gravitate much more toward leniency Reply

Had I had been fortunate enough to be married with children, there is no doubt that i would want t name my children prominent names from our Torah, no matter how old-fashioned that some narrow-minded people claim such names to be Reply

Yes, it is basically the same thing, except that Hillel's version is stated in a negative way....not negative in terms of anything bad, but in the sense that Hillel takes a more hands-off approach to things. The Torah says Love Your Neighbor As Yourself, which means, take an active role in being kind to those around us. Hillel, however, simply asks us to not harm those around us. That is, if we can't get ourselves to be actively kind toward others, at least don't hurt other people. It is a much more manageable approach than the one expressed in the Torah Reply

Raymond : you are correct! it doesn't matter if others observe your triumphs or not. The most important person is you. The pride on doing well by itself. Paper degrees, are not the pinnacle of learning, but satisfaction that you are able to retain what you studied. In reality, that makes you want to learn more because you aced it. Ken? Reply