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Im so delighted to be here. We are so glad to have you. Lets jump in and we will talk a little bit about congregation bnai in a moment, but the Northern California board of rabbis, can you talk a little bit about what the board of rabbis is and its function and perhaps even your vision for the future as our current president . Oh, sure. The board of rabbis of Northern California has a very wide geographic area. We spend, spend from the oregon border in the north to the eastern border of californ...

Hocum, lisa. Thank you. Lets just jump right in and ask you, what is gbs . Jv as, we believe in the power of work to transform lives. We are a nonprofit, non sectarian were First Organization that serves the whole bay area community. Our mission is to create access to opportunity for those that have left behind. It has a beautiful vision statement. I want to give a couple of examples about how does that actually find it to the ground . Of course. We work closely with employers in sectors that ar...

Land on the different issues of the day, what is coming to the floor is the ways we talk to one another, the ways in which we listen. You have written a fantastic book with understanding and hearing other peoples stories and ways they are heard and ways you listen to them. Lets jimp in and ask you, what led you to this book . What is this book . Tell us the background of it. Your assessment is right. I worry a great deal about that we dont converse anymore. We have lost that as an art of convers...

In the community of of the africa deaspri and center for the arts across the street. It was a power station originally converted by daniel lee biscan into a beautiful building with a magical bluecube. And its been on the site for 12 years and the museum is really about interpreting the jewish experience. Through exhibition and programming so constantly we are looking at what it means and how to discuss that, you know. How can people connect to a jaou jewish experience through contestimony prairi...

Well jump in and the Northern California board of rabbis can you talk a little about what the board of rabbis is and in thes function and perhaps even your vision for the future as our current president. Oh, sure. The board of rabbis of Northern California has a very wide Geographic Area from the northern border in the north to the eastern border of california and going over into nevada around reno and the lake tahoe area. Then south around salih nas and monterrey and then west over to the pacif...

Those are agencies that sprung up across north america about 100 years ago. They have been called thing like the bureau of jewishec or the Central Agency for Jewish Education. Jewish morning works used to be called the bureau of Jewish Education and started earlier. It was called Jewish Education center and we changed our name about eight years ago. And the purpose of those organizations is to promote to advance jewish learning in the community. Thats what its always been. As schools begin to de...

Called the bauer reof Jewish Education or the Central Agency for Jewish Education. Jewish learning works used to be called the bureau of Jewish Education and it was called jaw wish education center. We changed our name about rate years ago. The purpose is to promoted, to advance jewish learning in the community. That is what it has always been. As schools began to develop in the mid 20th century in the San Francisco bay area, the bureaus main strategy was to support the schools and make educatio...

A fantastic book which has to do with understanding other peoples stories. Lets just jump right in and ask you, what led you to this and tell us the background. I think your assessment is exactly right. We dont converse anymore and we have lost that as a art of conversation. The political rhetoric on both sides dominates conversations. This is a conversation about human beings and an ethical issue. For me, it started years ago in childhood and adolescence. In 2004, when i made my first visit to ...

The day, what is coming to the the ys the ways in which we in which we hear one another, the ways in which we have listened. And you have written a fantastic book that has to do with understanding and hearing other people stories, and ways in which they are hurt, and ways in which you can listen to them. Jump right in, and ask you what led you to this book, what is this book, and tell us the background of a paired i think your assessment is exactly right. I worry a great deal that we dont conver...

Abatso the cone Summer Internship Program has been run by jv s for 34 years. And it is an opportunity for young jewish undergraduate College Students to have an internship in a jewish Nonprofit Organization in the bay area. Wonderful. How long has the Internship Program been functioning . For 34 years, weve been going, so this program has run every summer for the last 34 years and it has really changed a lot over time. In a moment, we will ask about her particular experience, but can you let us ...