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Hillel the Foundation, Hillel the Man
To prepare for this month's Hillel Campus Report, I spoke to many campuses about their interfaith events. It seemed only fitting I attend one myself. So, in the spirit of lunar convergence, I accepted an invitation to accompany a friend to an Iftar, a Ramadan break-fast.
A prominent Pakistani businessman hosted the event, billed as an interfaith Iftar, and we were guests of the rabbi. The informal (and very spicy) meal was followed by a formal (and not very spicy) program with a speakers' lineup including: the rabbi, a pastor, an imam and several government official-types.
When the dinner was over, my friend and I got up to leave. Our host, Mr. Mahmoud, was at the door saying goodbye to each of his 200 guests. When it was my turn to convey to him my thanks, he asked how I heard about the Iftar.
"We are guests of the rabbi, Mr. Mahmoud," I said. "And thank you so much for this lovely evening in your lovely home."
"Before you go, I want to show you something," he said, taking a crumpled piece of notepaper out of his pocket. On it he had scribbled the quote: "What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man. This is the law: all the rest is commentary." - Hillel, 30 B.C.
"Isn't it amazing?" he asked. "It's something I learned today and it was written in 30 B.C.!"
I nodded in agreement and handed him my business card. "It is amazing," I said. "And the foundation I work for is named for that man."
As he smiled at me, I knew; the significance of Hillel, the foundation, was not lost on Mr. Mahmoud.
Suzanne Kurtz
Editor, Hillel Campus Report
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