joining me as pastor connie what are you will break and now dick hyman, yuri congregate at, just tell us. >> peninsula temple in san mateo. >> and you are one of the founders of the multifaith volition. what got you involved in this work? so a rabbi did. a rabbi at the time that reverend christie knows, rabbi byrd. after 9/11, he saw that the congregations were drawing in on themselves and he felt it was very important to reach out and help us initiate an interfaith friendship committee. it started with three or four of us in know it has 15 or 16 active member that reach out to congregation in our neighborhood and exchange services, of dialogue, exchange meals, and that was kind of the start of it. >> why are you interested in this work? >> you can't have too many friends. as jews we can't have too many friends, as muslims we can have too many friends. christians, hindus, however, we just can't have too many friends. and that got me started. let's reach out and make some friends. >> why is this work so important to you, pastor connie? >> it is because of the connections. i never thoug