21.06.2011                      19.Siwan, 5771

Hilleluyah:

First annual ‘Hilleluyah’ celebrates Jewish renewal

“We are making a difference … Many community colleges are clamoring for a Hillel chapter. The interest is coming from the ground up.”

Professionals and students from across Israel, and around the world, gathered in Tel Aviv on Monday night for the first annual “Hilleluyah,” to celebrate the work of Hillel Israel, the Israeli division of the world’s largest Jewish campus organization.
Hilleluyah honored outgoing Hillel Israel CEO, Rabbi Yossie Goldman, whom after 25 years as CEO, has much to celebrate.
Indeed, since Hillel Israel’s first chapter was established at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1951, the organization has expanded to include eight other campuses, reaching over 30,000 students. But there is still room for expansion, said Goldman….