Illui

{{Short description|Young Torah and Talmudic prodigy or genius}}

{{Short description|Young Torah and Talmudic prodigy or genius}}

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””’Illui””’ ({{lang-he|עילוי}} or עלוי also ”’ilui”’; pronounced {{IPA-he|ʔiˈluj|}} plural: ”illuim”) is a young [[Torah]] and [[Talmud]]ic [[child prodigy|prodigy]] or [[genius]]. The [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] term and title is applied to exceptional Talmudic scholars among [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[Jew]]s. It is used among English speaking and [[Yiddish language|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 study|Torah scholar]].

””’Illui””’ ({{lang-he|עילוי}} or עלוי also ”’ilui”’; pronounced {{IPA-he|ʔiˈluj|}} plural: ”illuim”) is a young [[Torah]] and [[Talmud]]ic [[child prodigy|prodigy]] or [[genius]]. The [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] term and title is applied to exceptional Talmudic scholars among [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[Jew]]s. It is used among English speaking and [[Yiddish language|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 study|Torah scholar]].