1st Century, BCE
Starting Season 6 with one of the all-time greats: Hillel the Elder! Hillel’s enigmatic origins in Babylon led him to the heights of Jewish scholarship in Jerusalem. At a time of enormous upheaval in the Jewish and Mediterranean world, Hillel has come down to us as the ultimate wise and enlightened figure, full of profound wisdom about the importance of study, the essence of Torah, and the consideration of our individual selves within the larger community.