As usual, Hillel has incredible professional talent. 

We are ecstatic for you all to meet our new Executive Director, Rabbi Rogerio Cukierman.  Originally a native of Brazil, Rogerio has moved to Champaign-Urbana from Boston upon finishing his Rabbinical Degree from Hebrew College with his wife, Karin and children, Tali and Yoni. Rogerio is busy working with our staff to plan an exciting year for Hillel.  You can come find him behind the grill at our Welcome Back BBQ on Sunday Aug. 21.

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Rabbi Naftali Rothstein studied at Meretz Kollel in Mevaseret Zion, Israel, receiving ordination from Rabbis Uri Cohen and Sinai Adler.  A native of Los Angeles and avid fan of the Lakers, Rabbi Rothstein made aliyah with his family in 1993 at the age of 13.  After high school, he backpacked through Europe, sleeping in train stations and under bridges before returning to Israel.   Following his military service, Rabbi Rothstein spent 4 years studying at Shilo Yeshiva. While there, he met Tali, who shared his passion for hiking and nature. He also holds a BA in Education from Lifshitz College in Jerusalem.  
Tali was born and raised in Israel and holds a BA in English Literature and Linguistics from Hebrew University.  She was a youth leader in B'nai Akiva.  Tali studied Torah at Binat Seminary and at Hebrew U's Havruta Talmud Program.  Tali enjoys reading, writing, art, hiking and is slightly (?) obsessed with harps and manatees.
The Rothsteins have 3 children: Yehonatan, who enjoys dare devilling and sports (especially indoor football!), Elianna, who likes PINK but is not averse to trucks and trains, and Yair, who likes brownies (who doesn't?).
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Erez was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel.  He is currently attending Tel Aviv University studying for his MA in Diplomacy after receiving his Bachelors in Political Science also from Tel Aviv University. Erez was working at the Israeli Doctors Outreach Clinic in Kampala area (Uganda), which involves giving cultural training and orientations to the doctors before they leave for 3 months to run outreach clinics in the rural suburbs of Uganda's Capital. Other organizations Erez works on includes the Little Light Children’s Center, Nagenda Arts College for Street Kids and Minjingu Community Center.

In his free time Erez enjoys hanging out with friends, reading, going to the gym and finding creative new projects.

Erez is really excited to come and live in one of the best campuses in the US and is hoping to meet many new friends and take part in the wonderful social activities of Illini Hillel.
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Carly was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio.  She has a BA in Judaic Studies from the University of Cincinnati and an MA in Comparative Religion from Western Michigan University.  While studying for her degrees, Carly studied abroad in Israel (at Tel Aviv University), Japan and Egypt.  She enjoys traveling, meeting new people, hanging out with friends, reading and music - especially classic rock.  Carly is enjoying her new position and excited to continue meeting Jewish students and working with them throughout their own Jewish experience.
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Marcey moved to Illinois with her family at age five, and has lived in Illinois most of her life. She has a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences from the University of Illinois.  She lived in western Massachusetts for 15 years, returning to Champaign-Urbana in 2002 after working as a School Business Administrator and Municipal Accountant, during which time she also did Masters level coursework in the field of Educational Administration. Since returning to this area, Marcey has worked as a Development Clerk for Eastern Illinois Food Bank and Office Manager for the Greater Community AIDS Project. When she is not working at Hillel, Marcey enjoys board games (challenge her to a game of Scrabble), cooking, watching TV, hanging with friends, has an eclectic taste in music (everything from Classic Rock to Country to R & B), and most recently she has been an NSO (non-skating official) for the Twin Cities Derby Girls roller derby league.

Contact Marcey Goldstein