   | Southern California Jewish Student Services (SoCalJSS) is an enterprise of Beth El Synagogue, a synagogue without walls, generously funded by Allen & Deanna Alevy. SoCalJSS’s mission is to facilitate Jewish learning and living on college campuses. The current rabbi and director for SoCalJSS is Rabbi Drew Kaplan, who began his work upon his arrival to Southern California in November 2009. Before coming out to Southern California, Rabbi Drew graduated from YCT Rabbinical School in New York City in June 2009 and previously served as a rabbinic intern with the Center for Modern Torah Leadership in Boston, MA and Beth David Synagogue in West Hartford, CT.
Rabbi Drew serves as the rabbi for Beach Hillel, serves as the only staff member for CSUF Hillel , and as an "adjunct rabbi" for Orange County Hillel, working with Chapman University and UC-Irvine students, as well as Inland Empire & Desert Hillel, working with UC-Riverside, CSU-San Bernardino, and University of Redlands students. Additionally, Rabbi Drew works with the Hillel at Orange Coast College and leads a weekly Jewish Club discussion at Long Beach Polytechnic High School. |    |