Bilu

Despairing of universal and socialist ideals and believing they would never attain equal rights in Russia, they named their movement Bilu (an acronym of the Hebrew words of Isaiah 2: 5, “Beit Ya’akov, lekhu ve-nelkhah” — House of Jacob, come let us go).

Olga Belkind-Hankin. 2009

A visit and donation to the rabbi offers an experience Bilu termed "instant redemption," with none of the intellectual or practical demands of the actual religion.

In Israel, rich and famous flock to wonder rabbi 2011

A visit and donation to the rabbi offers an experience Bilu termed "instant redemption," with none of the intellectual or practical demands of the actual religion.

In Israel, rich and famous flock to wonder rabbi 2011

Bilu ties it to the uncertainties of Israeli life: "Israeli businessmen operate in a very stressful, unpredictable environment, and the whole society is in a permanent state of emergency."

In Israel, rich and famous flock to wonder rabbi 2011

The rise of wonder-rabbis among the wealthy and influential here is linked to a more general rise in religious sentiment in Israel and to New Age trends, said psychologist and sociologist Yoram Bilu of Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

In Israel, rich and famous flock to wonder rabbi 2011

The rise of wonder-rabbis among the wealthy and influential here is linked to a more general rise in religious sentiment in Israel and to New Age trends, said psychologist and sociologist Yoram Bilu of Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

In Israel, rich and famous flock to wonder rabbi 2011

Bilu ties it to the uncertainties of Israeli life: "Israeli businessmen operate in a very stressful, unpredictable environment, and the whole society is in a permanent state of emergency."

In Israel, rich and famous flock to wonder rabbi 2011

Bilu - "Bo 'Israel, lech u-va'"/"Come Israel, it is time to proceed."

Robert Eisenman: The Greatest "Heritage Site" of All Robert Eisenman 2010

We, the women of the latest wave of immigration, which has been going on for more than thirty years, since the Bilu group [first group arrived in Jaffa on July 6, 1882], did not come here as “gentle creatures,” but as women of the nation who desire to fulfill the national duty that fate has imposed upon this generation (Azaryahu, 1957: 158).

Union of Hebrew Women for Equal Rights in Erez Israel. 2009

Lea decided to join the Bilu movement, which was founded in 1882.

Lea Hurvitz. 2009