How do you use Hillel in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like rabbi, plus the exact meaning.
Hillel in a sentence
Hillel meaning
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname.
- A Jewish student organization at a college or university.
Synonyms of Hillel
Using Hillel
- The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Hebrew. | A surname. | A Jewish student organization at a college or university.
- Useful related words include: rabbi.
- In the example corpus, hillel often appears in combinations such as: hillel and, of hillel, hillel international.
Context around Hillel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hillel
- In this selection, "hillel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, organization, university, washington, international, window and hirsch stand out and add context to how "hillel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 11 at hillel international was and a bu hillel window this. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hillel" sits close to words such as aam, baptists and basements, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hillel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Roy P. and Nan Ans Hillel House on the Washington College campus. (13 words)
It has also joined a consortium operated by Hillel International, the Jewish campus organization. (14 words)
Her experience inspired the couple to donate to the University of Washington Hillel and Oregon Hillel. (16 words)
A university student union in Vancouver came close to holding a vote to force a Hillel off campus, while the prominent Jewish reggae star Matisyahu has also been targeted by protests while on his current US tour, leading to a few venue cancellations. (43 words)
His comment provides a bit of comic relief to the rather intense scene and even though their efforts do not affect Hillel and his opinion, Sil can't help but admit that he would go far in their line of work. (41 words)
In turn, Shpall has urged seniors and their parents to find Jewish life on campuses next year that can provide a sense of community, whether it’s courtesy of the college Hillel, Chabad or a Jewish Greek organization. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Boston University Hillel is the latest local Jewish building to get vandalized amid the Israel-Hamas war, as police investigate who wrote “Free Palestine” on a BU Hillel window this week.
Her experience inspired the couple to donate to the University of Washington Hillel and Oregon Hillel.
The Interfaith Summit, held Nov. 9-11 at Hillel International, was organized by Hillel’s David Project, which aims to build student partnerships.
Based on a successful model deployed in a coordinated fashion between Hillel International, ADL and SCN (reportcampushate.org), this system is now operating in more than 50% of Jewish communities with a professionally led security initiative.
Grudgingly, nervously, Alison finally turned up at Hillel one Friday night near the beginning of her second year.
Hillel International at Harvard has issued a statement calling on the Ivy League university to hold those who disrupted classes with antisemitic and genocidal chants accountable.
Hillel’s policies prohibit partnerships with groups that oppose Israel in a number of ways — including supporting Israel boycotts or denying Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state.
In most cases, Beit Hillel is the more lenient opinion of the two, and yet we side with him.
May we be inspired by Hillel’s words to take responsibility – for ourselves and for others – in situations where no one else is willing to.
Not even a pin drop could be heard as the chairman of the event, Rav Yisrael Layush, introduced the Rosh Yeshiva of Slabodka, Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch.
The act of antisemitic vandalism comes on the heels of University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s at last week’s Passover Shabbat, held by Hillel.
The Roy P. and Nan Ans Hillel House on the Washington College campus.
Adam Lehman, the head of Hillel International, also backed the right to free speech while demanding action to rein in the protests at the Friday briefing.
A university student union in Vancouver came close to holding a vote to force a Hillel off campus, while the prominent Jewish reggae star Matisyahu has also been targeted by protests while on his current US tour, leading to a few venue cancellations.
A week after the vigil organized by OSU Hillel and JewishColumbus, Ohio State’s Students for Justice in Palestine, also known as SJP, held its own vigil on the Oval Wednesday.
DePaul freshman Lily Hecht, co-president of the Jewish student organization Hillel, said she and other Jewish students were concerned about antisemitic rhetoric on college campuses across the country.
Detailing some of the disturbing allegations leading up to the lawsuit, Yakoby claimed the school had failed to notify students about bomb threats against the university's Jewish organization Hillel and allowed swastikas to be openly displayed.
His comment provides a bit of comic relief to the rather intense scene and even though their efforts do not affect Hillel and his opinion, Sil can't help but admit that he would go far in their line of work.
In turn, Shpall has urged seniors and their parents to find Jewish life on campuses next year that can provide a sense of community, whether it’s courtesy of the college Hillel, Chabad or a Jewish Greek organization.
It has also joined a consortium operated by Hillel International, the Jewish campus organization.
Common combinations with hillel
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hillel and 10×
- of hillel 7×
- hillel international 5×
- by hillel 5×
- at hillel 4×
- hillel house 4×
- to hillel 4×
- hillel is 3×
- for hillel 3×
- hillel academy 3×