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 around reno and the lake tahoe area. and then south around salinas and monterey and then west over to the pacific ocean. we are open to ordained rabbis across the spectrum. conservative, orthodox, reconstructionist, renewal, secular humanists, and also rabbis that are not affiliated with a particular denomination,