i'm rabbi eric weiss. i'm honored to host this morning. communities are taking a very deep look at issues of work and its economy and ways in which a community can contribute by working economy to the common good. we are pleased to have in this conversation this morning lisa countrymen, who works with jb is, to talk about this important issue. hocum, lisa. >> thank you. >> let's 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 one of the things that has happened since the great recessi

i'm rabbi eric weiss and. i will be your host this morning. across our country clergy spent a lot of time thinking about peer support and peer education and the ways in which clergy themselves need to pay attention to their own health. we would like to invite you into the conversation with rabbi pam friedman who is the current president of the board of directors of the northern california board of rabbis. also herself a rabbi here in san francisco. welcome. >> thank you so much. i'm so delighted to be here. >> we are so glad to have you. let's jump in and we will talk a little bit about congregation b'nai 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 aro