Hillel and Shevna Split Their Reward
Hillel learns Torah while his brother Shevna does business, and Shevna offers half his wealth for half of Hillel’s reward until a Heavenly voice rebukes him.
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Hillel learns Torah while his brother Shevna does business, and Shevna offers half his wealth for half of Hillel’s reward until a Heavenly voice rebukes him.
Hillel had 80 students, some worthy of prophecy like Moshe Rabbeinu; the greatest, Yonasan ben Uziel, learned Torah so intensely that birds overhead were scorched.
As Hillel lies dying, his students crowd in but Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai waits outside, and Hillel calls him a father of wisdom for all generations.
Coming home along the road, Hillel hears a scream in the city and declares he is certain it is not from his house, a model of perfect trust in Hashem.