Hillel vs Shammai (and the 'Golden Rule')

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Categories Act With Loving Kindness , Friendship , Show Respect , Study Torah , Love Your Neighbor As Yourself , Mishnah and Talmud , Prominent Jews , Rabbinic (70 BCE-700 CE)

Tags: Hillel , Shammai , Shalom Sesame

grades: Early Childhood (Age 2-4/5) , Lower Elementary (K-2)

Young children can learn about the legacies of great Rabbis Hillel and Shammai, and discover a Jewish origin to a variation of "The Golden Rule" originating in a story about how Hillel taught the whole Torah to a man while standing on one foot. Consider pairing viewing this clip with the song "Rabbi Hillel's Golden Rule" to reinforce the importance and relevance of Torah study.

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