Hillel Asks for Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai
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.
before Hillel passed away, his students had entered his residence to visit him. Rabban Yochanon Ben Zakai remained in the courtyard. Upon noticing Yochanan Ben Zakai’s absence, Hillel proclaimed, “Where is the most diminutive of you who is a father in wisdom and a spiritual father of all future generations.”