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The opening as it read in 2010
Illui ( or עלוי also ilui or ilooy ; pronounced "eelooy" or "ee-lew-ye," plural: illuim ) is a noun (meaning "above," "elevation," "going up," or "best" from the root על meaning "on top" or "above" ) derived from the Hebrew and Yiddish , meaning a young Torah and Talmudic prodigy or genius .1The Hebrew term and title is applied to exceptional Talmudic scholars among Orthodox Jews .2It is used among English speaking and Yiddish speaking Orthodox Jews to identify, as a type of mark of honor, those who have been blessed with greater mental and intellectual capabilities than the average intelligent Torah scholar .3
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Illui ( or עלוי also ilui ; pronounced plural: illuim ) is a noun (meaning "above," "elevation," "going up," or "best" from the root על meaning "on top" or "above" ) derived from the Hebrew and Yiddish , meaning a young Torah and Talmudic prodigy or genius . The Hebrew term and title is applied to exceptional Talmudic scholars among Orthodox Jews . It is used among English speaking and Yiddish speaking Orthodox Jews to identify, as a type of mark of honor, those who have been blessed with greater mental and intellectual capabilities than the average intelligent Torah scholar .
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Young Torah and Talmudic prodigy or genius Illui ( or עלוי also ilui ; pronounced plural: illuim ) is a young Torah and Talmudic prodigy or genius . The Hebrew term and title is applied to exceptional Talmudic scholars among Orthodox Jews . It is used among English speaking and Yiddish speaking Orthodox Jews to identify, as a type of mark of honor, those who have been blessed with greater mental and intellectual capabilities than the average intelligent Torah scholar .
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Young Torah and Talmudic prodigy or genius Illui ( or עלוי also ilui ; pronounced plural: illuim ) is a young Talmudic prodigy . The Hebrew term is applied to exceptional Talmudic scholars among Jews .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Young Torah and Talmudic prodigy or genius Illui ( Hebrew : עילוי or עלוי also ilui ; pronounced [ʔiˈluj] plural: illuim ) is a young Talmudic prodigy . The Hebrew term is applied to exceptional Talmudic scholars among Jews .
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young talmudic prodigy
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