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\nMcNally House Room 103<\/p>\nJoey Abeles is a Los Angeles native and a graduate from UCLA, where he studied Psychology and Religion. Joey previously served as an Assistant Director of the Student Alumni Association at UCLA. He was also a Community Service Manager, a customer service representative at a restaurant, a campus tour guide, and the university mascot, Joe Bruin.<\/p>\n
Jewish community has always been a priority for Joey. He was an active leader of USY, a Jewish youth group, and Camp Ramah, which he staffed for four summers. At UCLA, Joey was a founding member of the Jewish Awareness Movement board, where he helped facilitate events for Jewish holidays, interfaith dialogues, and Jewish learning seminars. As the Hillel Manager, Joey seeks to developing a home-away-from-home for Jewish students and fostering an inclusive, understanding, and informed community among Jewish and non-Jewish students, faculty and staff. He sees religion as a means for making connections and wants Hillel to serve as a space for real conversations guided by curiosity.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n