Hillel ben Eliakim

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Hillel ben Eliakim, known in Hebrew to Talmud scholars as Rabbeinu Hillel, ("Our Rabbi Hillel"), was a Greek rabbi and Talmud scholar. He lived during the 11th century and 12th century.

He was a pupil of Rashi, and is mentioned by Mordecai ben Hillel.

Hillel wrote the commentary Sifre ve Sifra Perush Rabbenu to Midrash, being a commentary on Sifrei and Sifra.[1] In Sifra he often quotes Rashi and Isaac ben Melchizedek.

References

  1. ^ J. Starr, The Jews in the Byzantine Empire, New York 1939, pp. 61–62