Always be
humble like Hillel
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"Our Rabbi's taught, "A
person should always by humble like Hillel, and
he should not be strict like Shamai..."
(Shabbos 30B)
The Iyun Yaakov explains that when people came to
ask Hillel questions, Hillel would humbly treat
each question as a good one. He wanted to make
sure that the one who asked it, would not get
embarrassed. Also, he was not strict. He was
patient, and kept himself from getting angry.
Anger brings death. Humility, on the other hand,
is a source of life in this world and the next
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