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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 california and going over into nevada around reno and the lake tahoe area. And then south around salinas and...

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 are showing very strong growth, particularly sectors that have a large percentage of what we call jobs...

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 conversation. We have become divisive. The rhetoric on both sides takes over the conversation. This is abou...

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 prairie art. Its an interesting way what are the ways with the Jewish Community sees the arts. Arts repres...

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 pacific ocean. We are open to ordained rabbis across the spectrum. Reformed, conservative, orthodox, rest...